inefficiently

inefficiently: inefficient in‧ef‧fi‧cient [ˌɪnˈfɪʆnt◂] adjective

producing goods or working in a way that uses more time, money etc than necessary:

• the assumption that the public sector is wasteful, inefficient and unproductive

— inefficiently adverb

— inefficiency noun [countable, uncountable] :

• Long hours are often a reflection of an organization's bureaucratic inefficiency.

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inefficient UK US /ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃ^ənt/ adjective

► 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

→ Compare EFFICIENT(Cf. ↑efficient)

inefficiently /ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃ^əntli/ adverb

► »Governments spend money inefficiently and get little return for it.

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Inefficiently — In ef*fi cient*ly, adv. In an inefficient manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inefficiently — inefficient ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not achieving maximum productivity; failing to make the best use of time or resources. DERIVATIVES inefficiency noun inefficiently adverb … English terms dictionary
inefficiently — adverb in an inefficient manner he dealt inefficiently with the crisis • Ant: ↑efficiently • Derived from adjective: ↑inefficient … Useful english dictionary
inefficiently — adverb see inefficient … New Collegiate Dictionary
inefficiently — See inefficient. * * * … Universalium
inefficiently — adverb In an inefficient manner … Wiktionary
inefficiently — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ineffectively, wastefully, unproductively; see badly 1 , carelessly , inadequately … English dictionary for students
inefficiently — adv. in a manner which wastes time or energy; in a manner which does not produce the desired results … English contemporary dictionary
inefficiently — in·efficiently … English syllables
inefficiently — See: inefficient … English dictionary

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