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ineficiente

inefficient

adjective ee-neh-fee-SYEN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Ineficiente is the opposite of eficiente and describes a process, person, or system that wastes time or resources. It is a formal register word common in business and political discourse. The related noun is ineficiencia (inefficiency).

Examples

"El sistema es totalmente ineficiente."

Natural Translation

The system is completely inefficient.

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