ineconomicadj.
/ɪniːkəˈnɒmɪk/ Not economic; not according to (political) economy.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [adjective] > wasteful
wastefula1616
consumptive1652
unfrugala1662
infrugal1684
uneconomical1840
uneconomic1843
ineconomic1852
1852 Q. Rev. Sept. 360 The in-economic prejudice against them on the score of their causing a diminution of employment.
1897 Westm. Gaz. 25 Oct. 5/2 A screw propeller works at a very great ineconomic disadvantage when working so near the surface.
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