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.)
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