Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an inefficient or incapable manner.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In an inefficient manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
inefficient manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an inefficient manner
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Examples
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Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, who for much of the last two years has pushed the idea of reclaiming what he called inefficiently used airwaves from broadcasters, said he was "pleased that Congress has recognized the vital importance of freeing up more spectrum for mobile broadband."
NYT > Home Page By EDWARD WYATT 2012
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Wood with a high moisture content burns inefficiently, meaning more is needed and more carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Thank god, good game or not I will have to hold judgment on, but I am pleased to know that a bs excuse such as inefficiently porting it on the PS3 wont be a factor.
Joystiq 2010
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Thank god, good game or not I will have to hold judgment on, but I am pleased to know that a bs excuse such as inefficiently porting it on the PS3 wont be a factor.
Joystiq 2010
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Wood with a high moisture content burns inefficiently, meaning more is needed and more carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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• Older equipment may run inefficiently, meaning the company spends more on energy in the long run than it would spend on new equipment now.
unknown title 2009
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What he refuses to understand is that the Democrats are happy to "inefficiently" spend spend lots of money to produce even small benefits for their interest groups.
Latest Articles 2009
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In fact, many mom-and-pop operations were inefficiently and incompetently run.
How a Grocer Bagged Profits Patrick Cooke 2011
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The metabolite levels of the peer-raised monkeys, however, diverged sharply by genotype: the short/long monkeys in that group processed serotonin highly inefficiently (a risk factor for depression and anxiety), whereas the long/long monkeys processed it robustly.
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But many safety experts say the real problem isn't aging equipment but ineffective regulation, inefficiently small airlines and poorly trained pilots not following modern safety procedures.
Russia Faces New Air-Safety Crisis Gregory L. White 2011
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