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(in-ef-fi-cient-ly) 5 syllables

Definition

adverb. in a way that is not effective or productive.

Example Sentence

He dealt inefficiently with the crisis.

More Example Sentences

They completed the task inefficiently and slowly.

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Rhymes

  • efficiently
  • sufficiently

  • inefficiently
  • insufficiently
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