Usage Note
Inefficiente describes a system, person, or process that fails to produce results without wasting resources. It is invariable for gender (un servizio inefficiente, una gestione inefficiente) but takes plural -i (servizi inefficienti). The opposite is efficiente (efficient); the noun is inefficienza (inefficiency). Common in political and economic commentary.
Examples
"Il sistema burocratico è spesso inefficiente."
Natural Translation
The bureaucratic system is often inefficient.
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