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minus-squarepau_hana@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoIs there a better adjective you prefer to use to describe something that performs well?
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·4 months agoEfficient and effective
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoPerformant seems like a good word to use when you don’t want to admit the performance was poor
minus-squareElectricMachman@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 months agoI would probably say fast, efficient, high-performance, or optimal, depending on context. Or just “it performs well”. But I recognise I’m in the vast minority - just one of those new words that bugs me now but I’ll eventually accept
Is there a better adjective you prefer to use to describe something that performs well?
Efficient and effective
Performant seems like a good word to use when you don’t want to admit the performance was poor
I would probably say fast, efficient, high-performance, or optimal, depending on context. Or just “it performs well”. But I recognise I’m in the vast minority - just one of those new words that bugs me now but I’ll eventually accept