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Etymology

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inefficient +‎ -ly

Adverb

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inefficiently (comparative more inefficiently, superlative most inefficiently)

  1. In an inefficient manner.
    • 2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 39:
      What labour there was, particularly maintenance personnel, worked inefficiently and staff were prone to down tools at the whim of the local shop steward.