uneconomically

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adverb

In a manner that is not economical.

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Meanings

adverbuneconomically (comparative more uneconomically, superlative most uneconomically)

comparative more uneconomically · superlative most uneconomically

  1. In a manner that is not economical.

    So he went, uneconomically but expectantly, to the emergency room.

    2008 January 8, Elissa Ely, M.D., “Homeless, With a New Loss: Identity”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2015

Origin

From uneconomical + -ly or un- + economically.

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APA

uneconomically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uneconomically

MLA

“uneconomically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uneconomically. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uneconomically,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uneconomically.

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