inefficient

inefficient
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. ineffective, incompetent. See uselessness, impotence.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Wasteful]
Syn. extravagant, improvident, slack, disorganized; see careless 1 , wasteful .
2. [Lacking competence]
Syn. incapable, unproductive, unfit; see incompetent , ineffective .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
deficient, unfit, inapt, inept, incompetent, *below par, ineffective, wasteful, time-wasting, slow, disorganized, sloppy.
ANT.: efficient, effective
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Lacking the qualities, as efficiency or skill, required to produce desired results: inapt, incapable, incompetent, inept, inexpert, unskilled, unskillful, unworkmanlike. See ABILITY. 2. Not having the desired effect: ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, useless. See AFFECT.

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