inefficientadj.n.

/ɪnɪˈfɪʃənt/

Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + efficient adj. and n.

A. adj. Not efficient; failing to produce, or incapable of producing, the desired effect; ineffective.

Of a person: Not effecting or accomplishing something; deficient in the ability or industry required for what one has to do; not fully capable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [adjective] > unable or incompetent

insufficientc1386

insuffisant1387

unable1395

unsufficient1395

weak1423

uncompetentc1549

short-handed1622

incompetent1641

ineffective1653

nequient1656

inefficient1750

wandought1788

no good1838

non-efficient1863

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > ineffective

deadc1380

virtuelessa1393

uneffectuous1549

inefficace1570

limping1577

unprevailing1604

inficient1609

weak1609

unofficious1611

penny farthing1615

invalidable1634

invalid1635

unprevalent1640

ineffectible1650

ineffective1651

inefficacious1658

insignificant1661

uneffective1670

popgun1690

foible1715

unefficacious1744

inefficient1750

ineffectual1785

effete1790

foisonlessc1817

puttering1857

non-effective1862

non-efficient1863

shaftless1881

powder puff1911

fouled-up1942

1750 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 5 Feb. (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1502 He is as insipid in his pleasures, as inefficient in every thing else.

1804 W. Tennant Indian Recreat. II. 240 Ploughs..of a more awkward, and inefficient structure than those I have already described.

1833 H. Martineau Berkeley the Banker i. viii. 165 When the law was found inefficient the punishment was increased.

1839 T. Keightley Hist. Eng. II. 75 He..rarely promoted an inefficient person.

1879 H. George Progress & Poverty ix. ii. 398 Poorly paid labor, is inefficient labor.

B. n.

An inefficient person.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > incapable or incompetent person

insufficient1654

ineffective1856

incompetent1866

inefficient1898

nyamps1900

mook1930

screw-up1944

inadequate1962

no-talent1962

spaz1965

cowboy1982

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > inefficacy > one who is

inefficient1898

ineffectual1925

frustrate1934

wuss1976

1898 Times 16 Dec. 7/6 Ill-born, ill-fed, ill-housed, ill-clad, many of them at best are poor animals, and ‘inefficients’ by birth or degeneration.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	inefficient
释义	inefficientadj.n. /ɪnɪˈfɪʃənt/ Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + efficient adj. and n. A. adj. Not efficient; failing to produce, or incapable of producing, the desired effect; ineffective. Of a person: Not effecting or accomplishing something; deficient in the ability or industry required for what one has to do; not fully capable. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [adjective] > unable or incompetent insufficientc1386 insuffisant1387 unable1395 unsufficient1395 weak1423 uncompetentc1549 short-handed1622 incompetent1641 ineffective1653 nequient1656 inefficient1750 wandought1788 no good1838 non-efficient1863 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > ineffective deadc1380 virtuelessa1393 uneffectuous1549 inefficace1570 limping1577 unprevailing1604 inficient1609 weak1609 unofficious1611 penny farthing1615 invalidable1634 invalid1635 unprevalent1640 ineffectible1650 ineffective1651 inefficacious1658 insignificant1661 uneffective1670 popgun1690 foible1715 unefficacious1744 inefficient1750 ineffectual1785 effete1790 foisonlessc1817 puttering1857 non-effective1862 non-efficient1863 shaftless1881 powder puff1911 fouled-up1942 1750 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 5 Feb. (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1502 He is as insipid in his pleasures, as inefficient in every thing else. 1804 W. Tennant Indian Recreat. II. 240 Ploughs..of a more awkward, and inefficient structure than those I have already described. 1833 H. Martineau Berkeley the Banker i. viii. 165 When the law was found inefficient the punishment was increased. 1839 T. Keightley Hist. Eng. II. 75 He..rarely promoted an inefficient person. 1879 H. George Progress & Poverty ix. ii. 398 Poorly paid labor, is inefficient labor. B. n. An inefficient person. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > incapable or incompetent person insufficient1654 ineffective1856 incompetent1866 inefficient1898 nyamps1900 mook1930 screw-up1944 inadequate1962 no-talent1962 spaz1965 cowboy1982 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > inefficacy > one who is inefficient1898 ineffectual1925 frustrate1934 wuss1976 1898 Times 16 Dec. 7/6 Ill-born, ill-fed, ill-housed, ill-clad, many of them at best are poor animals, and ‘inefficients’ by birth or degeneration. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.n.1750
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