inefficient
AdjectiveSynonyms:
ineffective
WordNet 3.0
Adjective (2)
- not producing desired results; wasteful“an inefficient campaign against drugs”“outdated and inefficient design and methods”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”Synonyms: ineffective
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Inefficient \In`ef*fi"cient\, a.
1.Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired, or achieiving the effect by unnnecessary and excessive expenditure of resources; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures; inefficient methods are too expensive. [1913 Webster +PJC]
2.Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workmen; an inefficient administrator. [1913 Webster]