inefficiently
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4.8
- adverb
- /ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃəntli/
- Eastern Europe's energy use patterns thus remained oriented to solid fuels, generally burned inefficiently and without environmental protection devices.
- using energy inefficiently
- energy was used inefficiently
- often runs inefficiently
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Examples
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The United States is not alone in spending inefficiently on renewable power.
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The company operates inefficiently, resulting in high costs and wasted resources.
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Much of the new wealth was used inefficiently or simply squirreled away.
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Schmookler said the $700 billion comes from private insurance companies that inefficiently manage Medicare Advantage.
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So far, governments worldwide have tended to promote renewable power in ham-fisted ways, spending money inefficiently.
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As a result, problems that would benefit from coordinated state efforts are addressed inefficiently, to the long-term detriment of wildlife species.
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Thus, many children with ADHD who receive special education services may be receiving these services inefficiently or incorrectly (Heward, 2003).
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He realized that he had been managing his time inefficiently, leading to missed deadlines.
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The project was completed inefficiently, taking twice as long as planned and exceeding the budget.
Synonyms
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3.5
In a way that does not help or make any difference
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4.0
In a way that does not get the result you want
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In a way that does not get the result you want
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To use resources in a careless way so they are lost
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In a way that fails to get useful results
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In a way that wastes money or resources
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Without success when someone tries to do something
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In a way that does not work as well as possible
In a way that does not work or help
Antonyms
How Efficiently
Surface Forms
Morphology
inefficiently = inefficient (transparent) = in + efficient + ly
This is a standard adverb formation from the adjective 'inefficient' with the regular suffix '-ly'.
Etymology
Inefficiently comes from the parts in- meaning 'not' and efficient meaning 'working well', so imagine a machine that does a job quickly with little waste. So, to do something inefficiently is to do it 'not well' and to use more time or materials than needed.