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  • 1 inefficient

    [ini'fiʃənt]
    (not working or producing results etc in the best way and so wasting time, energy etc: an inefficient workman; old-fashioned, inefficient machinery.) ανεπαρκής,μη αποδοτικός
    - inefficiency

    English-Greek dictionary > inefficient

  • 2 Inefficient

    adj.
    Poor, indifferent: P. and V. φαῦλος, φλαῦρος, μέτριος.
    Inadequate: P. and V. οὐχ ἱκανός.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Inefficient

  • 3 inefficient

    αναποτελεσματικός

    English-Greek new dictionary > inefficient

  • 4 eye-opener

    noun (something that reveals an unexpected fact etc: Our visit to their office was a real eye-opener - they are so inefficient!) αποκάλυψη

    English-Greek dictionary > eye-opener

  • 5 shiftless

    adjective (inefficient, lazy, or without a set purpose: He's rather shiftless - he's had four jobs in six months.) νωθρός,ανερμάτιστος

    English-Greek dictionary > shiftless

  • 6 Miserable

    adj.
    P. and V. ταλαίπωρος, ἄθλιος, οἰκτρός, μοχθηρός (Plat.), Ar. and V. τάλας, τλήμων, πολύπονος, V. δυσταλάς.
    Utterly miserable: Ar. and V. πανάθλιος. V. παντάλας, παντλήμων.
    Dejected: P. and V. ἄθυμος (Xen.). V. δύσθυμος, δύσφρων.
    Wretched, unfortunate: P. and V. δυστυχής, δυσδαίμων, ἀτυχής (Eur., Heracl. 460, but rare V.), V. ἄμοιρος (also Plat. but rare P.), ἄμμορος, Ar. and V. σχέτλιος. δύστηνος, δείλαιος (rare P.), V. δάϊος μέλεος, ἄνολβος, Ar. κακοδαίμων; see Unhappy.
    Distressing: P. and V. βαρύς, ὀχληρός, λυπηρός, κακός, ἀνιαρός, ἀλγεινός, ἐπαχθής, δυσχερής, ἄθλιος, Ar. and P. χαλεπός, V. δύσφορος (also Xen. but rare P.), λυπρός, ἀχθεινός (also Xen. but rare P.), δύσοιστος.
    Lamentable: V. πολύστονος, πανδάκρυτος, εὐδάκρυτος, πάγκλαυτος. δυσθρήνητος.
    Sorry, mean: P. and V. φαῦλος, κακός, Ar. and P. μοχθηρός, πονηρός, V. δείλαιος.
    Inefficient: P. and V. φαῦλος, κακός, εὐτελής, Ar. and P. πονηρός.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Miserable

См. также в других словарях:

  • Inefficient — In ef*fi cient, a. 1. Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired, or achieiving the effect by unnnecessary and excessive expenditure of resources; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures; inefficient methods are too… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inefficient — in‧ef‧fi‧cient [ˌɪnˈfɪʆnt◂] adjective producing goods or working in a way that uses more time, money etc than necessary: • the assumption that the public sector is wasteful, inefficient and unproductive inefficiently adverb inefficiency noun… …   Financial and business terms

  • inefficient — ⇒INEFFICIENT, ENTE, adj. Rare. Qui ne produit pas réellement un effet; dont l action n aboutit à aucun résultat. Anton. efficient. L étude très intelligente, mais un peu flasque et inefficiente de René Berthelot (GIDE, Journal, 1929, p. 906). L… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • inefficient — index inadept, incompetent, inept (incompetent), otiose, unable, unavailing, unproductive, unqualified …   Law dictionary

  • inefficient — (adj.) 1750, not producing the desired effect, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + EFFICIENT (Cf. efficient). Related: Inefficiency (1749); inefficiently …   Etymology dictionary

  • inefficient — ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious Analogous words: incompetent, unqualified, incapable: infirm, decrepit, feeble, *weak: indolent, slothful, faineant, *lazy: remiss, lax, slack, *negligent, neglectful Antonyms: efficient Contrasted words:… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • inefficient — [adj] not working well; wasteful can’t hack it*, careless, disorganized, extravagant, faulty, feeble, half baked*, improficient, improvident, incapable, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, inept, inexpert, not cut out for*,… …   New thesaurus

  • inefficient — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not achieving maximum productivity; failing to make the best use of time or resources. DERIVATIVES inefficiency noun inefficiently adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • inefficient — [in΄e fish′ənt, in΄i fish′ənt] adj. not efficient; specif., a) not producing the desired effect with a minimum use of energy, time, etc.; ineffective b) lacking the necessary ability; unskilled; incapable inefficiency n. inefficiently adv …   English World dictionary

  • inefficient — adjective a) Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures. Celery is an inefficient food. b) Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action …   Wiktionary

  • inefficient — adjective Date: 1750 not efficient: as a. not producing the effect intended or desired b. wasteful of time or energy < inefficient operating procedures > c. incapable, incompetent < an inefficient worker > • inefficient noun • inefficiently …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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