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say it: in-i-FISH-uhnt
inefficient is an adjective meaning "not producing desired results; wasteful". It carries 2 recorded senses.
not producing desired results; wasteful
“an inefficient campaign against drugs”
“outdated and inefficient design and methods”
lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate
“an ineffective administration”
“inefficient workers”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for inefficient come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.