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uneconomical

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uneconomical [ˌʌniːkəˈnɒmɪkəl ˌʌnɛkə-]
adj
not economical; wasteful
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Adj.1.uneconomical - inefficient in use of time and effort and materialsuneconomical - inefficient in use of time and effort and materials; "a clumsy and wasteful process"; "wasteful duplication of effort"; "uneconomical ebb and flow of power"
wasteful
inefficient - not producing desired results; wasteful; "an inefficient campaign against drugs"; "outdated and inefficient design and methods"
2.uneconomical - wasteful of resourcesuneconomical - wasteful of resources                
uneconomic
wasteful - tending to squander and waste
Translations
uneconomical [ˈʌnˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkəl] ADJ → antieconómico, poco económico
uneconomical [ˌʌniːkəˈnɒmɪkəl ˌʌnɛkəˈnɒmɪkəl] adj (= not cost-effective) [method, action, product] → trop coûteux/euse
an uneconomical use of resources → un gaspillage de ressources
uneconomical
adj → unwirtschaftlich, unökonomisch; style of running → unökonomisch; person → verschwenderisch
uneconomical [ˌʌniːkəˈnɒmɪk/əl] adj (car, machine) → poco economico/a; (use) → dispendioso/a
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He would even risk his cakes and would deliberately desire the most fatal rubbish, the most uneconomical absurdity, simply to introduce into all this positive good sense his fatal fantastic element.
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