inefficient in use of time and effort and materials
“a clumsy and wasteful process”
adjective
wasteful of resources
Word Forms
wastefulness
noun
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
unwirtschaftlich
ineffizient im Einsatz von Zeit, Aufwand und Materialien
🇫🇷French
peu rentable
utilisation inefficace du temps, des efforts et des matériaux
🇪🇸Spanish
antieconómico
Ineficiente en el uso de tiempo, esfuerzo y materiales.
🇮🇹Italian
antieconomico
inefficiente nell’uso del tempo, degli sforzi e dei materiali
🇳🇱Dutch
oneconomisch
inefficiënt in het gebruik van tijd, moeite en materialen
🇵🇹Portuguese
antieconômico
ineficiente no uso de tempo, esforço e materiais
🇷🇺Russian
неэкономичный
неэффективное использование времени, усилий и материалов
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अमितव्ययी
समय, प्रयास और सामग्री के उपयोग में अक्षम
🇧🇩Bengali
অপ্রয়োজনীয়
সময় এবং প্রচেষ্টা এবং উপকরণ ব্যবহারে অদক্ষ
🇮🇳Tamil
பொருளாதாரமற்ற
நேரம் மற்றும் முயற்சி மற்றும் பொருட்களைப் பயன்படுத்துவதில் திறமையற்றது
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆర్థికంగా లేని
సమయం మరియు కృషి మరియు సామగ్రిని ఉపయోగించడంలో అసమర్థమైనది
🇮🇳Marathi
किफायतशीर
वेळ आणि मेहनत आणि साहित्य वापरण्यात अकार्यक्षम
🇮🇳Gujarati
બિનઆર્થિક
સમય અને પ્રયત્નો અને સામગ્રીના ઉપયોગમાં બિનકાર્યક્ષમ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಆರ್ಥಿಕವಲ್ಲದ
ಸಮಯ ಮತ್ತು ಶ್ರಮ ಮತ್ತು ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಬಳಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಸಮರ್ಥತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സാമ്പത്തികമല്ലാത്ത
സമയത്തിൻ്റെയും പ്രയത്നത്തിൻ്റെയും മെറ്റീരിയലുകളുടെയും ഉപയോഗത്തിൽ കാര്യക്ഷമതയില്ല
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗੈਰ-ਆਰਥਿਕ
ਸਮੇਂ ਅਤੇ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਅਤੇ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਕੁਸ਼ਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
غیر اقتصادی
وقت اور کوشش اور مواد کے استعمال میں ناکارہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
不经济的
时间、精力和材料的使用效率低下
🇯🇵Japanese
不経済な
時間と労力と材料の使用が非効率的である
🇰🇷Korean
비경제적인
시간과 노력, 재료의 사용이 비효율적입니다.
🇻🇳Vietnamese
không kinh tế
không hiệu quả trong việc sử dụng thời gian, công sức và vật liệu
🇹🇭Thai
ไม่ประหยัด
ไม่มีประสิทธิภาพในการใช้เวลาและความพยายามและวัสดุ
🇮🇩Indonesian
tidak ekonomis
tidak efisien dalam penggunaan waktu dan tenaga serta bahan
🇵🇭Filipino
hindi matipid
hindi mahusay sa paggamit ng oras at pagsisikap at materyales
🇲🇾Malay
tidak ekonomik
tidak cekap dalam penggunaan masa dan usaha dan bahan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
غير اقتصادية
عدم الكفاءة في استخدام الوقت والجهد والمواد
🇮🇷Persian
غیر اقتصادی
ناکارآمدی در استفاده از زمان و تلاش و مواد
🇹🇷Turkish
ekonomik olmayan
zaman, çaba ve malzeme kullanımında verimsiz
🇮🇱Hebrew
לא חסכוני
לא יעיל בשימוש בזמן ובמאמץ ובחומרים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'uneconomical'?
The primary meaning of 'uneconomical' is 'inefficient in use of time and effort and materials'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'uneconomical' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'uneconomical' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'uneconomical' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'uneconomical' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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