inefficient

4 definitions • 7 examples

not organized, skilled, or able to work in a satisfactory way:

Existing methods of production are expensive and inefficient.

inefficient at I'm hopelessly inefficient at fixing things.

working in a way that wastes a resource (= something valuable such as fuel, water, or money):

A gas stove is a very inefficient device because some of the hot gas is lost to the surroundings.

Current design practices are environmentally inefficient.

wasting time, money, energy, or other valuable possessions or qualities:

Many of their industries are hopelessly inefficient.

using resources such as time, materials, or labour in a way that wastes them:

There are too many big, inefficient companies in almost every part of the economy.

extremely/highly/increasingly inefficient