inefficient person

  • 1inefficient — adj. 1 not efficient. 2 (of a person) not fully capable; not well qualified. Derivatives: inefficiency n. inefficiently adv …

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  • 2in´ef|fi´cient|ly — in|ef|fi|cient «IHN uh FIHSH uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not efficient; not able to produce an effect without waste of time or energy: »A machine that uses too much fuel is inefficient. SYNONYM(S): wasteful, ineffective. 2. not able to get… …

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  • 3in|ef|fi|cient — «IHN uh FIHSH uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not efficient; not able to produce an effect without waste of time or energy: »A machine that uses too much fuel is inefficient. SYNONYM(S): wasteful, ineffective. 2. not able to get things done;… …

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  • 4slouch — sloucher, n. slouchingly, adv. /slowch/, v.i. 1. to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture. 2. to move or walk with loosely drooping body and careless gait. 3. to have a droop or downward bend, as a hat. v.t. 4. to cause to droop or bend… …

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  • 5dud — c.1825, person in ragged clothing, from DUDS (Cf. duds) (q.v.). Sense extended by 1897 to counterfeit thing, and 1908 to useless, inefficient person or thing. This led naturally in WWI to shell which fails to explode, and thence to expensive… …

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  • 6Duffer — Duf fer, n. 1. A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap, flashy articles, as sham jewelry; hence, a sham or cheat. [Slang, Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 2. A stupid, awkward, inefficient person.[Slang] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 7dilfu — Mawdesley Glossary in a terribly poor state. An inefficient person. Woss thun dilfu a hopeless situation …

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  • 8sack it — vb British to forget, disregard (something or some one). As used by adolescents since 2000, the term may be inspired by the colloquial sack as dismiss, or the image of disposal in a bag. sackless adj 1. (of a female) flat chested 2. incompetent,… …

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  • 9sack it off — vb British to forget, disregard (something or some one). As used by adolescents since 2000, the term may be inspired by the colloquial sack as dismiss, or the image of disposal in a bag. sackless adj 1. (of a female) flat chested 2. incompetent,… …

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  • 10dead head — dull and inefficient person (Slang) …

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