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US
/ˈweɪstfəɫ/
]
[ UK /wˈeɪstfəl/ ]
[ UK /wˈeɪstfəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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laying waste
when wasteful war shall statues overturn - tending to squander and waste
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inefficient in use of time and effort and materials
a clumsy and wasteful process
wasteful duplication of effort
uneconomical ebb and flow of power
How To Use wasteful In A Sentence
- He had never been a morning person before, but letting the beautiful sunrise pass without him absorbing its gloriousness in an area such as this seemed wasteful, from his perspective.
- Organizing your finances and time helps you become more productive and responsive and ensures you avoid unnecessary pitfalls, such as incurring wasteful late fees. AllBusiness.com - Home Page RSS
- There's less wasteful packaging and you can be much more confident about where your food has come from. Times, Sunday Times
- Second, don't splurge money on a wasteful stimulus package. Times, Sunday Times
- This is a wasteful process causing a net loss of nitrogen to the animal and pollution of the environment.
- This budget abandons all hope of reforming wasteful military procurement and distorts America's priorities at home and abroad.
- he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society
- TODD (voice-over): At the core of what Republicans say is wrong with the president's bill -- what they call wasteful spending, like $50 million for the National Endowment for the Arts or $335 million for education programs to prevent HIV/AIDS or sexually transmitted diseases. CNN Transcript Jan 28, 2009
- The co-op will continue to sell carbonated and flavored bottled water in plastic containers, but Hoy noted "change comes slowly for people and taking away the nonflavored and noncarbonated water is a first step to bringing awareness of how wasteful it is. MailTribune.com Latest Headlines
- A little wasteful at times. Times, Sunday Times