Inefficient: meaning, definitions and examples

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inefficient

 

[ หŒษชnษชหˆfษชสƒษ™nt ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

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.
Context #2 | Adjective

energy consumption

Not using energy or resources in an effective way.

Synonyms

ineffective, inept, wasteful

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:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ineficiente

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เคชเฅเคฐเคญเคพเคตเฅ€

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ineffizient

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ tidak efisien

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะตะตั„ะตะบั‚ะธะฒะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ nieefektywny

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้žๅŠน็Ž‡็š„ (ใฒใ“ใ†ใ‚Šใคใฆใ)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท inefficace

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ineficiente

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท verimsiz

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋น„ํšจ์œจ์ ์ธ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุบูŠุฑ ูุนุงู„

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ neefektivnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ neefektรญvny

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ไฝŽๆ•ˆ็š„ (dฤซxiร o de)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ neu?inkovit

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รณskilvirk

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั‚ะธั–ะผัั–ะท

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒแƒ แƒแƒ”แƒคแƒ”แƒฅแƒขแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sษ™mษ™rษ™siz

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ineficiente

Etymology

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.

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