unstreamlined

Definitions

Not designed or shaped to offer minimal resistance to a fluid, such as air or water.

Lacking a smooth, efficient, or simplified structure or process.

Examples

The old, unstreamlined locomotive struggled to maintain high speeds against the heavy wind resistance.

The company's unstreamlined bureaucratic process caused significant delays in project delivery.

Synonyms

clunky cumbersome inefficient bulky unwieldy awkward non-aerodynamic

Antonyms

streamlined aerodynamic sleek efficient smooth slender hydrodynamic