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Definition of Wasteful
1. Adjective. Inefficient in use of time and effort and materials. "Uneconomical ebb and flow of power"
2. Adjective. Tending to squander and waste.
Also: Improvident
Similar to: Extravagant, Prodigal, Profligate, Spendthrift, Pound-foolish, Uneconomic, Uneconomical
Antonyms: Thrifty
Derivative terms: Wastefulness
Similar to: Extravagant, Prodigal, Profligate, Spendthrift, Pound-foolish, Uneconomic, Uneconomical
Antonyms: Thrifty
Derivative terms: Wastefulness
3. Adjective. Laying waste. "When wasteful war shall statues overturn"
Definition of Wasteful
1. a. Full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as, wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses.
2. a. Full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as, wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses.
Definition of Wasteful
1. Adjective. Inclined to waste or squander money or resources. ¹
2. Adjective. (obsolete) Uninhabited, desolate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Wasteful
1. tending to waste [adj]