efficient

Definition

  • adjective: capable of producing desired results without wasting materials, time, or energy
  • adjective: being or involving the immediate agent in producing an effect
  • synonyms: effectual, potent, competent

Examples

  • learning to work more 'efficiently'

  • an 'efficient' worker

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) This real estate guy. Fucking piece of... Sorry, honey. He shows us the place a few times, I think he's good. He's efficient. Tracy really likes him. Then I start wondering why he'll only bring us here minutes at a time. We found out the first night. The soothing, relaxing... (..)
    1995 Se7en
  • (..) It's so dated. I like it. I think it has character. Well, a new house would be a statement and ecologically efficient. I mean, these older places are so impractical. It's up to you. Actually, it's up to my wife. What she says goes. (..)
    2018 Fifty Shades Freed
  • (..) You could double up your rotations, You focused the Repulsor energy through ionized plasma channels. Effective. Not very efficient. But it's passable enough though. I don't get it. With a little fine tuning you could've made a solid paycheck, if you sold it to North Korea, China, (..)
    2010 Iron Man 2