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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.
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. You can be wasteful with your money, spending too much of it on unimportant things.
WASTEFUL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of wasteful in English. wasteful. adjective. disapproving us / ˈweɪst.f ə l / uk / ˈweɪst.f ə l / Add to word list. using something in a careless way and causing some of it to be wasted: It's wasteful the way you throw so much food away! SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
adjective. /ˈweɪstfl/. /ˈweɪstfl/. using more of something than is necessary; not saving or keeping something that could be used. 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.
2 meanings: 1. tending to waste or squander; extravagant 2. causing waste, destruction, or devastation.... Click for more definitions.
1. given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure: a wasteful way of living. 2. grossly extravagant; prodigal: a wasteful party. 3. devastating or destructive: wasteful war. [1250–1300] waste′ful•ly, adv. waste′ful•ness, n.
Wasteful definition: given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure. See examples of WASTEFUL used in a sentence.
The meaning of WASTEFUL is given to or marked by waste : lavish, prodigal. How to use wasteful in a sentence.
WASTEFUL definition: using too much of something, or using something badly when there is a limited amount of it. Learn more.
adjective. Using more than is necessary; extravagant. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: uneconomical. prodigal. improvident. immoderate. extravagant. careless. improvident infrugal. costly. spendthrift. unthrifty. thriftless. profligate. lavish. profuse. Antonyms: thrifty. unwasteful. economical. Origin of Wasteful.
