wasteful

[ weyst-fuh l ]

/ ˈweɪst fəl /

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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

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at waste, -ful

OTHER 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

Words nearby wasteful

waste pipe, waste product, waste well, wastebasket, wasted, wasteful, wasteland, wastelot, wastepaper, wastepaper basket, waster

Example sentences from the Web for wastefulness

Speaking of the TSA leads directly into a final way of minimizing the excesses and wastefulness of a national surveillance state.

Four Principles for a Libertarian National Security State |Nick Gillespie |September 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Yet the mesmerizing fact in US fiscal policy is not the cost of defense, but the wastefulness of US health spending.

David's Book Club: The Age of Austerity |David Frum |February 21, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
His wastefulness is not yet a thing of the past, but he has made commendable advance in learning how to save.

Twentieth Century Negro Literature |Various
Extravagance and wastefulness is somewhat rooted in the American character, because of our mode of life.

The Armed Forces Officer |U. S. Department of Defense

They shoot more in an hour than they could eat in a year in their tarnation French wastefulness.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine--Vol. 54, No. 333, July 1843 |Various
This wastefulness of the values in the soil enters into the social life of the country.

The Evolution of the Country Community |Warren H. Wilson
These are true definitions of the duty of frugality and the sin of wastefulness.

A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4) |Richard Baxter

British Dictionary definitions for wastefulness

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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wasteful

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