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Uncommoninefficient
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.A person who cannot or does not work efficiently.
adjective
- 1.Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious
- 2.Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or unproductive; effecting little or nothing
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