Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures
Celery is an inefficient food.
Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workers; an inefficient administrator
Jessica was terribly inefficient at cleaning, so her brother usually had to clean the whole room.
Incapable of or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workers; an inefficient administrator
not producing desired results; wasteful; "an inefficient campaign against drugs"; "outdated and inefficient design and methods"
not producing desired results; wasteful; "an inefficient campaign against drugs"; "outdated and inefficient design and methods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"
Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workmen; an inefficient administrator
Inefficient people, organizations, systems, or machines do not use time, energy, or other resources in the best way. Their communication systems are inefficient in the extreme. efficient + inefficiency inefficiencies in·ef·fi·cien·cy the inefficiency of the distribution system. + inefficiently in·ef·fi·cient·ly Energy prices have been kept low, so energy is used inefficiently. not using time, money, energy etc in the best way efficient