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inefficient

The correct spelling is inefficient.

How to pronounce inefficient

noun

IPA: /ɪnɪˈfɪʃənt/

Say it like: Ine-ffi-see-nt

The correct spelling is inefficient. A person who cannot or does not work efficiently. For example: "Celery is an inefficient food."

Usage Examples

Celery is an inefficient food.

Jessica was terribly inefficient at cleaning, so her brother usually had to clean the whole room.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A person who cannot or does not work efficiently.

adjective

  1. 1.Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious
  2. 2.Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or unproductive; effecting little or nothing

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