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inefficient

 
 
/ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt/ adjective

Translation

Inefficient people or things waste time, money, or effort, and do not achieve as much as they should.
verimsiz, yetersiz, verimsiz, boşuna zaman/para/çaba harcayan
an inefficient heating system1913
inefficiently adverb
verimsiz bir şekilde
inefficiency
 
/ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənsi/ noun [C, U]
verimsizlik
(Definition of inefficient adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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