Inefficient
[in-i-fish-uh nt] /ˌɪn ɪˈfɪʃ ənt/
adjective
1.
not ; unable to effect or achieve the desired result with reasonable economy of means.
2.
lacking in ability, incompetent.
/ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt/
adjective
1.
unable to perform a task or function to the best advantage; wasteful or incompetent
2.
unable to produce the desired result
adj.
1750, “not producing the desired effect,” from in- (1) “not, opposite of” + efficient. Related: Inefficiency (1749); inefficiently.
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