inefficaciously

/ˌɪnɛfɪˈkeɪʃəsli/
adverb
  1. In a way that fails to produce the desired effect; without achieving the intended result.
    • She applied the ointment inefficaciously, missing the infected area entirely.
    • The team worked inefficaciously, spending hours on tasks that didn't solve the problem.
    • The government spent billions inefficaciously on a program that reduced poverty by less than one percent.
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