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Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures.
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- a. Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures.
- a. Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workmen; an inefficient administrator.
- adj. not producing desired results; wasteful
- adj. lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate
- 1. Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures. 2. Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workmen; an inefficient administrator.
- j:100 a. not producing desired results; wasteful