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   in·ef·fi·cient

   /ˌinəˈfiSH(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. not achieving maximum productivity; wasting or failing to make the best use of time or resources: "an old, inefficient factory" Similar ineffectiveineffectualinefficaciousincompetentineptincapableunfitunsuitableunskilledunskillfulinexpertamateurishdisorganizedbadly organizedunpreparedundisciplinednegligentlaxslipshodsloppyslackremisscarelessinformal:lousyuselessvulgar slang:couldn't organize a piss-up in a breweryuneconomicalwastefulpurposelessunproductivetime-wastingslowslow-movingawkwardunwieldycumbersomebadly arrangeddeficientdisorganizedunsystematicOpposite efficientefficient

   Derivatives

   • 1. inefficiently adverb

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