Definition of INEFFICIENT

inefficient

Plural: inefficients

Adjective

  • not producing desired results; wasteful
    • "an inefficient campaign against drugs"
    • "outdated and inefficient design and methods"

Adjective Satellite

  • lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate
    • "inefficient workers"

Adj

  • Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious
  • Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or unproductive; effecting little or nothing

Noun

  • A person who cannot or does not work efficiently.

Examples

  • an inefficient administrator
  • Celery is an inefficient food.
  • inefficient workers
  • Jessica was terribly inefficient at cleaning, so her brother usually had to clean the whole room.

Origin / Etymology

From in- + efficient.

Synonyms

ineffective

Antonyms

efficient

Scrabble Score: 19

inefficient: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
inefficient: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
inefficient: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

inefficient: valid Words With Friends Word