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English adjective: wasteful

1. wasteful inefficient in use of time and effort and materials


SamplesA clumsy and wasteful process.
Wasteful duplication of effort.
Uneconomical ebb and flow of power.


Synonymsuneconomical


Similarinefficient


Antonymsefficient

2. wasteful tending to squander and waste


Similarextravagant, pound-foolish, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, uneconomic, uneconomical


See alsoimprovident


Antonymsthrifty

3. wasteful laying waste


SamplesWhen wasteful war shall statues overturn.


Similardestructive


Antonymsconstructive









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