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Definition of inefficient adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

inefficient

adjective
 
/ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃnt/
 
/ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃnt/
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  1. not doing a job well and not making the best use of time, money, energy, etc.
    • an inefficient heating system
    • inefficient government
    • an extremely inefficient secretary
    • inefficient use of time and energy
    opposite efficient
    Extra Examples
    • an economically inefficient system
    • The boss thinks the new secretary is inefficient.
    • The regime was both inefficient and corrupt.
    • The system is inherently inefficient.
    • They continued to prop up inefficient state enterprises.
    • This method of data storage is an inefficient use of memory.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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