making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy
expressing the proportion of consumed energy that was successfully used in a process; the ratio of useful output to total input
causing effects, producing results; bringing into being; initiating change (rare except in philosophical and legal expression efficient cause = causative factor or agent)
effective, efficacious
Hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect.
Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect or temporary obstruction of a function.
Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.
Failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant.
Unconvincing or unbelievable.
To cause (a person or animal) to become lame.
A lamina; a thin layer or plate of material, as in certain kinds of armor.
A stupid or undesirable person.
A set of joined overlapping metal plates.
Kitchen tool for scoring bread dough before baking.