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The quality of being inefficient; want of power or energy sufficient; want of power or energy sufficient for the desired effect; inefficacy; incapacity; as, he was discharged from his position for inefficiency.

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  1. n. The quality of being inefficient; want of power or energy sufficient; want of power or energy sufficient for the desired effect; inefficacy; incapacity; as, he was discharged from his position for inefficiency.
  2. n. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency
  3. The quality of being inefficient; want of power or energy sufficient; want of power or energy sufficient for the desired effect; inefficacy; incapacity; as, he was discharged from his position for inefficiency.
  4. The quality of being inefficient; want of power or energysufficient; want of power or energy sufficient for the desiredeffect; inefficacy; incapacity; as, he was discharged from hisposition for inefficiency.
  5. n:100 n. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency