INEFFICIENCY
In`ef*fi"cien*cy, n.
Defn: The quality of being inefficient; want of power or energy sufficient; want of power or energy sufficient for the desired effect; inefficacy; incapacity; as, he was discharged from his position for inefficiency.
INEFFICIENT
In`ef*fi"cient, a.
1. Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures.
2. Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workmen; an inefficient administrator.
INEFFICIENTLY
In`ef*fi"cient*ly, adv.
Defn: In an inefficient manner.
INELABORATE
In`e*lab"o*rate, a. Etym: [L. inelaboratus. See In- not, and
Elaborate.]
Defn: Not elaborate; not wrought with care; unpolished; crude; unfinished.
INELASTIC
In`e*las"tic, a.