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

That a win both for the climate and consumers, who benefit when we make energy more efficiently.

From Los Angeles Times

Social Security Administration spokesman Barton Mackey said the agency is working on plans to “propose improvements to the disability adjudication process to ensure our disability program remains current and can be more efficiently administered.”

From Salon

While Arsenal have dropped seven points from a possible nine in their past three games, City have quietly and efficiently gone about their business.

From BBC

It contains a fuse to ensure electricity passes safely and efficiently into people's homes.

From BBC

Living in a subdivision with houses close together allowed debris cleanup to move efficiently.

From Los Angeles Times

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