Inefficient

noun

/ɪnɪˈfɪʃənt/

Word Frequency: 3.9

Definitions

1.nounA person who cannot or does not work efficiently.

2.adjectiveNot efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious

"Celery is an inefficient food."

3.adjectiveIncapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or unproductive; effecting little or nothing

"Jessica was terribly inefficient at cleaning, so her brother usually had to clean the whole room."

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