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[ US /ˈweɪstfəɫ/ ]
[ UK /wˈe‍ɪstfə‍l/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. laying waste
    when wasteful war shall statues overturn
  2. tending to squander and waste
  3. 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
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