Definitions for wastefulˈweɪst fəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
waste•fulˈweɪst fəl(adj.)
given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure:
a wasteful way of living.
grossly extravagant; prodigal:
a wasteful party.
devastating or destructive:
wasteful war.
Origin of wasteful:
1250–1300
waste′ful•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
uneconomical, wasteful(adj)
inefficient in use of time and effort and materials
"a clumsy and wasteful process"; "wasteful duplication of effort"; "uneconomical ebb and flow of power"
wasteful(adj)
tending to squander and waste
wasteful(adj)
laying waste
"when wasteful war shall statues overturn"- Shakespeare
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
wasteful(adjective)ˈweɪst fəl
using too much of sth
wasteful spending of tax money
Webster Dictionary
Wasteful(adj)
full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as, wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses
Wasteful(adj)
expending, or tending to expend, property, or that which is valuable, in a needless or useless manner; lavish; prodigal; as, a wasteful person; a wasteful disposition
Wasteful(adj)
waste; desolate; unoccupied; untilled
Translations for wasteful
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- vermorsendAfrikaans

- تَبْذيري، فيه مَضْيَعَهArabic

- разточителенBulgarian

- desperdiçadoPortuguese (BR)

- neúspornýCzech

- verschwenderischGerman

- ødselDanish

- σπάταλοςGreek

- derrochador, despilfarradorSpanish

- raiskajalikEstonian

- اسراف كارFarsi

- tuhlaavainenFinnish

- gaspilleurFrench

- בְּזבּזָנִיHebrew

- बरबादीHindi

- rastrošan, pustCroatian

- pazarlóHungarian

- mubazirIndonesian

- eyðslusamurIcelandic

- sprecone sprecoItalian

- 不経済なJapanese

- 헛된Korean

- nuostolingas, išlaidusLithuanian

- izšķērdīgsLatvian

- membazirMalay

- verkwistendDutch

- uøkonomisk (sløsing)Norwegian

- rozrzutny, marnotrawnyPolish

- desperdiçadoPortuguese

- risipitorRomanian

- расточительныйRussian

- márnotratnýSlovak

- potratenSlovenian

- rasipničkiSerbian

- slösaktigSwedish

- ซึ่งฟุ่มเฟือย; สิ้นเปลืองThai

- müsrif, savurganTurkish

- (造成)浪費的Chinese (Trad.)

- марнотратнийUkrainian

- فضول خرچUrdu

- gây lãng phíVietnamese

- 浪费的Chinese (Simp.)

Get even more translations for wasteful »
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"wasteful." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/wasteful>.

