Meanings
adverbinefficiently (comparative more inefficiently, superlative most inefficiently)
comparative more inefficiently · superlative most inefficiently
- In an inefficient manner.
What labour there was, particularly maintenance personnel, worked inefficiently and staff were prone to down tools at the whim of the local shop steward.
2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 39
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin an inefficient manner
Opposite
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Origin
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APA
inefficiently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inefficiently
MLA
“inefficiently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inefficiently. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inefficiently,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inefficiently.
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