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 Words From

• non·ef·fi·cient·ly adverb
• qua·si-ef·fi·cient·ly adverb
• su·per·ef·fi·cient·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of efficiently¹

efficient ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

The paper, which was published in the journal Nuclear Fusion, suggests the approach could burn tritium as much as 10 times more efficiently.

From Science Daily

"The earth's atmosphere contains an abundance of untapped fresh water, but we desperately need materials that can efficiently capture and collect this humidity and condense it into potable water," said Naumov.

From Science Daily

He did this because there can be terrible consequences for ordinary people when a bureaucracy is not able to run efficiently.

From Salon

So Chimento and Aplin wanted to know if there was an ingredient that would catalyze social learning, allowing animals to more efficiently realize its rewards.

From Science Daily

By using a DAO structure, they organized volunteers, directed resources efficiently and fostered collective action.

From Salon

Related Words

• assiduously
• carefully
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• comprehensively
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• earnestly
• extremely
• fully
• highly
• intensely
• intensively
• meticulously
• painstakingly
• scrupulously
• very
• wholly