inefficient

/ɪnɪˈfɪʃənt/
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  • Longer word (11 letters)
  • Multiple syllables (4)
noun

1. A person who cannot or does not work efficiently.

adjective

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

"Celery is an inefficient food."

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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