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Meaning of "inefficiently" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INEFFICIENTLY

inefficiently  [ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃəntlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INEFFICIENTLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inefficiently is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES INEFFICIENTLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of inefficiently in the English dictionary

The definition of inefficiently in the dictionary is without being able to produce the desired result because of not working in the most productive way.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INEFFICIENTLY


anciently
ˈeɪnʃəntlɪ
apparently
əˈpærəntlɪ
consistently
kənˈsɪstəntlɪ
constantly
ˈkɒnstəntlɪ
currently
ˈkʌrəntlɪ
differently
ˈdɪfrəntlɪ
dissentiently
dɪˈsɛnʃəntlɪ
frequently
ˈfriːkwəntlɪ
impatiently
ɪmˈpeɪʃəntlɪ
inconsciently
ɪnˈkɒnʃəntlɪ
independently
ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntlɪ
instantly
ˈɪnstəntlɪ
insufficiently
ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃəntlɪ
patiently
ˈpeɪʃəntlɪ
proficiently
prəˈfɪʃəntlɪ
recently
ˈriːsəntlɪ
self-sufficiently
ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃəntlɪ
significantly
sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntlɪ
sufficiently
səˈfɪʃəntlɪ
trenchantly
ˈtrɛntʃəntlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INEFFICIENTLY

ineffableness
ineffably
ineffaceability
ineffaceable
ineffaceably
ineffective
ineffectively
ineffectiveness
ineffectual
ineffectuality
ineffectually
ineffectualness
inefficacious
inefficaciously
inefficaciousness
inefficacity
inefficacy
inefficiency
inefficient
inegalitarian

WORDS THAT END LIKE INEFFICIENTLY

accidently
concurrently
confidently
consequently
conveniently
diligently
efficiently
evidently
fluently
gently
importantly
inadvertently
infrequently
inherently
intelligently
permanently
presently
prominently
silently
urgently
violently

Synonyms and antonyms of inefficiently in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «inefficiently» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INEFFICIENTLY

Find out the translation of inefficiently to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of inefficiently from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inefficiently» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

低效
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ineficientemente
570 millions of speakers

English

inefficiently
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निकम्मेपन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير فعال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неэффективно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ineficientemente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

inefficiently
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

insuffisamment
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak cekap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ineffizient
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

非効率的に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비효율적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inefficiently
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không hiệu quả
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திறமையில்லாமல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अकार्यक्षमपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

verimsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inefficiente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieefektywnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неефективно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ineficient
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναποτελεσματικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ondoeltreffend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ineffektivt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ineffektivt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inefficiently

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INEFFICIENTLY»

The term «inefficiently» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.052 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INEFFICIENTLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inefficiently

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2 QUOTES WITH «INEFFICIENTLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inefficiently.
1
George Ayittey
In a banana republic, one might slip on a banana peel but things do work - now and then for the people, albeit inefficiently and unreliably.
2
Tom Chatfield
Even when they're not causing injury, human-controlled cars are often driven inefficiently, ineptly, antisocially, or in other ways additive to the sum of human misery.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INEFFICIENTLY»

Discover the use of inefficiently in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inefficiently and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Making of Competition Policy: Legal and Economic Sources
For what they are worth, the indications of this test are generally either negative or inconclusive, to the following effect: (1) There is no evident association of the degree of seller concentration to the relative size of the fringe of inefficiently small  ...
Daniel A. Crane, Herbert Hovenkamp, 2013
2
Environmental and Resource Policy for Consumer Durables
firms choose output and production emissions inefficiently high. Moreover, producers ignore the emissions-reducing effect of increasing durability. Hence, unregulated durable good producers set product durability below the efficient level.
Marco Runkel, 2004
3
The Power of Living by Design
Do I efficiently or inefficiently meet my security needs? Do I efficiently or inefficiently meet my faith needs? Do I efficiently or inefficiently meet my worth needs? Do I efficiently or inefficiently meet my freedom needs? Do I efficiently or inefficiently ...
Tom Ward, Paul Gustavson, Ed Foreman, 2013
4
Essentials of Economics 3rd Edtion:
... Robin Wells , Kathryn Graddy. FIGURE apartments; and it leads landlords to maintain apartments in inefficiently low quality or condition. In addition to inefficiency, price ceilings give rise to illegal behavior as people try to circumvent them.
Paul Krugman, Robin Wells , Kathryn Graddy, 2013
5
微观经济学原理(第2版)(清华经济学系列英文版教材):
The equilibrium output will then be inefficiently large and the equilibrium price inefficiently low. Likewise, market equilibrium will not be efficient if the individual demand curves that make up the market demand curve do not capture all the ...
Robert H. Frank, Ben Bernanke, 2003
6
OECD Employment Outlook 2009 Tackling the Jobs Crisis: ...
Even if credit market conditions should lead to an inefficiently high level of layoffs in the current downturn, it is not clear that this problem is best addressed with short-time working policies. Policy measures that directly address credit constraints ...
OECD, 2009
7
Collective Bargaining and the Public Interest: A Welfare ...
There is then certainly scope for wage rates that are inefficiently high or inefficiently low to a significant extent. There is in the collective bargaining process no automatic mechanism tending to correct wage rates that are inefficiently high or ...
David M. Winch, 1989
8
Alternatives for Welfare Policy: Coping with ...
In the end this may lead to inefficiently low levels oftaxation (as pointed out by, for example, Zodrow and Miekovsky 1986 and many others – see references in Sørensen 2000). If tax rates are inefficiently low (seen relative to the cooperative  ...
Torben M. Andersen, Per Molander, 2003
9
Albert Ellis Revisited
Quite wrongly he concludes that the action at point A is causing his disturbed emotional reaction, or consequence, at point C: “Because I am working inefficiently and because my boss is displeased and may fire me, I am depressed .” But if A ...
Jon Carlson, Jon Carlson, Psyd, Edd, Abpp, William Knaus, 2013
10
Regulation and Economic Analysis: A Critique Over Two Centuries
In general, assistance to buyers leads to inefficiently low production; assistance to sellers, to inefficiently high output. Another problem is most frequently associated with aid to buyers. A typical form of buyer protection is price controls, and such ...
R.L. Gordon, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INEFFICIENTLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inefficiently is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Inside College Sports: When will UAB actually play football again …
... walking path around our football practice field and it prevents us from using the full acreage of land mass because it's inefficiently placed. «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
2
The end of capitalism has begun | Books | The Guardian
They exist because they trade, however haltingly and inefficiently, in the currency of postcapitalism: free time, networked activity and free stuff. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Make diet sodas an occasional treat, not a daily beverage
Others, very inefficiently. After mice were given artificial sweeteners — saccharine, sucralose and aspartame — the bacteria in their intestines ... «Hanford Sentinel, Jul 15»
4
Move to grass-based system transforms Scottish dairy farm - News …
In 2013 the family brought in a dairy consultant who helped define the farm costings, which revealed it was running inefficiently with high costs ... «FG Insight, Jul 15»
5
Samuel Ramani: Training military best way to help Ukraine fight …
... technological aptitude within the military's ranks will ensure that lethal arms will not be distributed to rogue factions or be used inefficiently. «Kyiv Post, Jul 15»
6
Mark Shapiro's broken record, Amy Schumer, and Chvrches: While …
Tell me the Tigers are built completely inefficiently. Tell me you built a team that should be able to challenge for the World Series right now. «Waiting For Next Year, Jul 15»
7
3 stocks at 52-week lows – can they turn it around? | Motley Fool …
... of savings to be made, but that's not necessarily any comfort to shareholders who bought in when the business was running inefficiently. «Motley Fool Australia, Jul 15»
8
On The Block :: Why The Boston Celtics Will be Dangerous Soon
He did it in stretches and very inefficiently at that, but he's worth a try,. The Celtics have also made strong guard play a priority. Marcus Smart ... «SportsBlog.com, Jul 15»
9
HipPocket, The Private Real Estate Agent Network™ Announced as …
In both cases, we continue to have the same conversation over and over, spending hours inefficiently trying to get the word out.” Stapp added ... «Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Jul 15»
10
Phil Keisling, Former Secretary of State, Takes Aim at Local Fire …
His critique—that fire departments spend a lot of money inefficiently delivering emergency health services and not so much fighting fires—is ... «Willamette Week, Jul 15»

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