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Meanings of inefficient in English

Portuguese
ineficiente

Not producing desired results; wasteful.

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Examples for "efficient"
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The problem with financial markets today is that they are too efficient.
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He said the public would benefit from the efficient use of water.
Radio NZ
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Therefore, we developed an efficient nanomedicine approach capable of increasing muscle mass.
Pubmed
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Mr Brownlee said that was due to good planning and efficient work.
Radio NZ
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This will result in consumers favouring food from the most carbon-efficient producers.
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Usage of inefficient in English
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Furthermore, paper record keeping is inefficient and limits opportunities for data visualization.
Pubmed
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Many are inefficient and run according to political rather than financial priorities.
Reuters
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At best it's inefficient -particularly when it comes to skincare products.
The Guardian
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However, treatment options for advanced hormone-refractory prostate cancers are still relatively inefficient.
Pubmed
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It did so where out-of-date and inefficient power generating stations were concerned.
The Irish Times
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However, generation of larger and more sophisticated gene-modifications continues to be inefficient.
Pubmed
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Here, crime is high and the police are considered corrupt and inefficient.
The South African
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We can debate the true horrors of an inefficient helpline somewhere else.
The South African
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But critics say it is bloated, inefficient and wasteful of public money.
Reuters
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Both systems are haphazard and inefficient, and often operate at cross purposes.
Cities in Flight
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Sometimes these applications are serving inefficient processes that don't meet business demands.
Reuters
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Democrats and Republicans generally agree the code is too complex and inefficient.
Reuters
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The Administration is corrupt; our generals are either incompetent or purposely inefficient.
Frank's Campaign; Or, The Farm and the Camp
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Nor is the election of Monroe an inefficient circumstance in our felicities.
Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Tho...
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Europe's air traffic control is hugely overstaffed and inefficient, suggests Sean Barrett.
The Irish Times
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It was inefficient and wasteful and resulted in too many needless deaths.
World war z: an oral history of the zombie war
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Translations for inefficient
Portuguese
ineficiente
Inefficient through the time
Inefficient across language varieties
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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