wasteful
[ weyst-fuhl ]
adjective
given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure: wasteful methods; a wasteful way of life.
grossly extravagant; prodigal: a wasteful party.
devastating or destructive: wasteful war.
Origin of wasteful
1Other words from wasteful
- waste·ful·ly, adverb
- waste·ful·ness, noun
- un·waste·ful, adjective
- un·waste·ful·ly, adverb
- un·waste·ful·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for wasteful
wasteful
/ (ˈweɪstfʊl) /
adjective
tending to waste or squander; extravagant
causing waste, destruction, or devastation
Derived forms of wasteful
- wastefully, adverb
- wastefulness, noun
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