adj
Meaning 1
Not economical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
uneconomical
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 N EH2 K AH0 N AA1 M IH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
inefficient in use of time and effort and materials
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a clumsy and wasteful process
- wasteful duplication of effort
- uneconomical ebb and flow of power
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wasteful
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
wasteful of resources
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: uneconomic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wóyḱos Proto-Hellenic *wóikos Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Proto-Indo-European *nem-der. Proto-Indo-European *németi Proto-Hellenic *némō Ancient Greek νέμω (némō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos) Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος (oikonómos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomía)bor. Latin oeconomia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin oeconomicusder. Old French iconomikeder. Middle English iconomiquebor. Middle English economike, iconomique English economic English -al English economical English uneconomical From un- + economical.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Greek: αντιοικονομικός (antioikonomikós) — not economical
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