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UNECONOMICAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does uneconomical mean?
• UNECONOMICAL (adjective)
The adjective UNECONOMICAL has 2 senses:
1. inefficient in use of time and effort and materials
2. wasteful of resources
Familiarity information: UNECONOMICAL used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inefficient in use of time and effort and materials
Synonyms:
uneconomical; wasteful
Context example:
uneconomical ebb and flow of power
Similar:
inefficient (not producing desired results; wasteful)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Wasteful of resources
Synonyms:
uneconomic; uneconomical
Similar:
wasteful (tending to squander and waste)
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