Inefficient: meaning, definitions and examples
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inefficient
[ หษชnษชหfษชสษnt ]
use of resources
Not achieving maximum productivity; wasteful or ineffective.
Synonyms
ineffective, unproductive, wasteful
Examples of usage
- It's inefficient to use paper when we have digital tools available.
- The old printer is very inefficient compared to the new model.
energy consumption
Not using energy or resources in an effective way.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The air conditioning system is inefficient and needs to be replaced.
- LED lights are more efficient than traditional incandescent bulbs.
Translations
Translations of the word "inefficient" in other languages:
๐ต๐น ineficiente
๐ฎ๐ณ เค เคชเฅเคฐเคญเคพเคตเฅ
๐ฉ๐ช ineffizient
๐ฎ๐ฉ tidak efisien
๐บ๐ฆ ะฝะตะตัะตะบัะธะฒะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ nieefektywny
๐ฏ๐ต ้ๅน็็ (ใฒใใใใคใฆใ)
๐ซ๐ท inefficace
๐ช๐ธ ineficiente
๐น๐ท verimsiz
๐ฐ๐ท ๋นํจ์จ์ ์ธ
๐ธ๐ฆ ุบูุฑ ูุนุงู
๐จ๐ฟ neefektivnรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ neefektรญvny
๐จ๐ณ ไฝๆ็ (dฤซxiร o de)
๐ธ๐ฎ neu?inkovit
๐ฎ๐ธ รณskilvirk
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะธัะผััะท
๐ฌ๐ช แแ แแแคแแฅแขแฃแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ sษmษrษsiz
๐ฒ๐ฝ ineficiente
Word origin
The word 'inefficient' originated from the Latin word 'inefficiens', which is a combination of 'in-' (not) and 'efficiens' (effective). It has been used in the English language since the mid-18th century to describe something that does not achieve maximum productivity or uses resources in a wasteful manner.
See also: efficiency, efficient, efficiently, inefficiently.