efficiently

[ih-fish-uhnt-lee]

adverb

1. in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort; capably or competently.

   Getting this many people to pass information among themselves efficiently, let alone come up with a coherent plan that everybody understands, requires practice.

2. in a satisfactory and economical way.

   The product they are donating will give our volunteers the proper materials to build our homes as efficiently as possible.

3. in a way that utilizes a particular resource with the least waste (usually used in combination).

   The lighter your car is, the more fuel-efficiently it will drive.

Other Word Forms

• nonefficiently adverb
• quasi-efficiently adverb
• superefficiently adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of efficiently¹

efficient ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

"Now we have a way to recover water quickly and efficiently."

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Quantum computing offers a promising alternative because, in principle, it can represent and simulate these systems far more efficiently.

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The government said the new Chief of Defence Forces position is needed to prosecute a modern war more efficiently.

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Turning down your combi boiler's flow temperature can help the system run more efficiently, and save money.

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Among the Exosuit’s many advantages is that it can operate efficiently between two hundred and five hundred feet below the surface.

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