uneconomical

/ ˌʌnɛkə-; ˌʌniːkəˈnɒmɪkəl /

adjective

1. not economical; wasteful

Example Sentences

So if there are four countries that would like to be independent, then it just thins down the process and makes the efforts very uneconomical.

From Los Angeles Times

While software helps guide the placement of the turbines to ensure the highest yield, poorly designed wind farms will generate less power than expected, making the wind farm uneconomical.

From Science Daily

A total 22,343 properties are currently behind flood defences, which NRW said were uneconomical to invest in over the next 100 years.

From BBC

But it fell foul of them when staff shortages made bottling in Bangor uneconomical and Aber Falls began turning to a site owned by its parent company in Chorley, England.

From New York Times

“Certain of these E.V.s became uneconomical for us,” Stephen Scherr, Hertz’s chief executive, said in an interview on Thursday.

From New York Times

Related Words

• costly
• extravagant
• fancy
• high
• lavish
• overpriced
• pricey
• upscale
• valuable