Definitions for: Inefficient

[adj] lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate; "an ineffective administration"; "inefficient workers"
[adj] not producing desired results; wasteful; "an inefficient campaign against drugs"; "outdated and inefficient design and methods"

Webster (1913) Definition: In`ef*fi"cient, a.
1. Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or
desired; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures.

2. Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action;
habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing;
as, inefficient workmen; an inefficient administrator.

Synonyms: incompetent, ineffective, uneconomical, wasteful

Antonyms: efficient

See Also: ineffectual, uneffective

Try our:
Scrabble Word Finder

Scrabble Cheat

Words With Friends Cheat

Hanging With Friends Cheat

Scramble With Friends Cheat

Ruzzle Cheat

Related Resources:
j letter animals