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Definitions for wasteful
ˈweɪst fəlwaste·ful
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Princeton's WordNet
uneconomical, wastefuladjective
inefficient in use of time and effort and materials
"a clumsy and wasteful process"; "wasteful duplication of effort"; "uneconomical ebb and flow of power"
wastefuladjective
tending to squander and waste
wastefuladjective
laying waste
"when wasteful war shall statues overturn"- Shakespeare
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Wastefuladjective
Etymology: waste and full.
The folly of man
Let in these wasteful furies. John Milton, Paradise Lost.To smooth the ice, or add another hue
Unto the rainbow, or with taper light
To seek the beauteous eye of heav’n to garnish,
Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. William Shakespeare, K. John.In such cases they set them off more with wit and activity, than with costly and wasteful expences. Francis Bacon.
How has kind heav’n adorn’d the happy land,
And scatter’d blessings with a wasteful hand! Addison.In wilderness and wasteful desarts stray’d,
To seek her knight. Fairy Queen.Outrageous as a sea, dark, wasteful, wild. John Milton.
Wikipedia
wasteful
Waste (or wastes) are unwanted or unusable materials. Waste is any substance discarded after primary use, or is worthless, defective and of no use. A by-product, by contrast is a joint product of relatively minor economic value. A waste product may become a by-product, joint product or resource through an invention that raises a waste product's value above zero. Examples include municipal solid waste (household trash/refuse), hazardous waste, wastewater (such as sewage, which contains bodily wastes (feces and urine) and surface runoff), radioactive waste, and others.
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wasteful
Wasteful refers to the act of using or expending resources, time, or energy recklessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose. It can also describe something that is not used, consumed or applied wisely or fully, typically leading to unnecessary loss or excess.
Webster Dictionary
Wastefuladjective
full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as, wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses
Wastefuladjective
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
Wastefuladjective
waste; desolate; unoccupied; untilled
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awfulest
sweatful
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wasteful in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wasteful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of wasteful in a Sentence
Until 24 hours ago, this compromise was also going to reprogram money away from House Democrats wasteful spending spree that neglected Covid needs, and reallocate it to vaccines and treatments for the American people, but House Democrats mutinied against Speaker Pelosi. The far left would rather preserve state and local bureaucrats' giant slush funds, then fund vaccines and therapeutics for The Ukrainian people citizens. So, the Covid component has fallen out.
The costs of maintaining extra inventory, or the view that extra inventory may be wasteful are considered to be reasons not to hold more stock.
The present crisis is the fallout of over-consumption, wasteful use and inefficient water governance systems, people are going to any lengths for the sake of water. They've lost hope that the situation will ever improve. Things were never so bad.
To have it all fragmented from city to city is really problematic and very wasteful.
Rising inflation costs are real threat to my business, the wasteful spending in Washington has sent inflation through the roof.
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