inefficient

/ɪnɪˈfɪʃənt/

noun

  1. 1

    A person who cannot or does not work efficiently.

adjective

  1. 1

    Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious

    Celery is an inefficient food.
  2. 2

    Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or unproductive; effecting little or nothing

    Jessica was terribly inefficient at cleaning, so her brother usually had to clean the whole room.

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