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单词 inefficient
释义

inefficient

[ in-i-fish-uhnt ]
/ ˌɪn ɪˈfɪʃ ənt /
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adjective

not efficient; unable to effect or achieve the desired result with reasonable economy of means.
lacking in ability, incompetent.

Origin of inefficient

First recorded in 1740–50; in-3 + efficient

synonym study for inefficient

2. See incapable.

OTHER WORDS FROM inefficient

in·ef·fi·cient·ly, adverb

Words nearby inefficient

ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, inefficacy, inefficiency, inefficient, in effigy, inegalitarian, inelastic, inelastic collision, inelastic demand
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British Dictionary definitions for inefficient

inefficient
/ (ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt) /

adjective

unable to perform a task or function to the best advantage; wasteful or incompetent
unable to produce the desired result

Derived forms of inefficient

inefficiency, nouninefficiently, adverb
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