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- Dictionarywasteful/ˈweɪstf(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 1. (of a person, action, or process) using or expending something of value carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose: "wasteful energy consumption"
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WASTEFUL definition: 1. using something in a careless way and causing some of it to be wasted: 2. using something in a…. Learn more.
wasteful: [adjective] given to or marked by waste : lavish, prodigal.
WASTEFUL meaning: 1. using something in a careless way and causing some of it to be wasted: 2. using something in a…. Learn more.
Someone who's wasteful uses and disposes of things carelessly. A wasteful child might eat two bites of yogurt and then throw the rest of the container away.
Wasteful definition: given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure. See examples of WASTEFUL used in a sentence.
The whole process is wasteful and inefficient. a wasteful use of resources; The water shortage is due to wasteful consumption during a period of drought. wasteful of something an engine that is wasteful of fuel; This system is wasteful of time and energy.
2 meanings: 1. tending to waste or squander; extravagant 2. causing waste, destruction, or devastation.... Click for more definitions.
Define wasteful. wasteful synonyms, wasteful pronunciation, wasteful translation, English dictionary definition of wasteful. adj. Marked by or inclined to waste; extravagant. waste′ful·ly adv. waste′ful·ness n.
WASTEFUL definition: using too much of something, or using something badly when there is a limited amount of it. Learn more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English wasteful waste‧ful / ˈweɪstf ə l / adjective WASTE something using more of something than you should, especially money, time, or effort OPP economical a wasteful use of resources wasteful of The software is very wasteful of memory. — wastefully adverb Lily had wastefully left the light on. — wastefulness noun [uncountable] Examples from the Corpus wasteful • The confusion created by this can be very wasteful.
