efficient
adjective
[ ɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nt ]
• (of a system or machine) achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.
• "more efficient processing of information"
• (of a person) working in a well-organized and competent way.
• "an efficient administrator"
Similar:
well organized,
methodical,
systematic,
structured,
well planned,
logical,
coherent,
well regulated,
well run,
well ordered,
orderly,
businesslike,
systematized,
streamlined,
productive,
effective,
labour-saving,
cost-effective,
energy-efficient,
energy-saving,
fuel-efficient,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘making, causing’, usually in efficient cause): from Latin efficient- ‘accomplishing’, from the verb efficere (see effect). The current sense dates from the late 18th century.
