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wasteful
baneful, consuming, depredatory, disastrous, extravagant, intemperate, overgenerous, prodigal, ruinous, suicidal, withering
Definition
adj.
inefficient in use of time and effort and materials
Last update: July 9, 2015
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He spent enormous amount on
wasteful
luxury.
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The old form of open fire is certainly
wasteful
of fuel and the loss of heat u the fires.
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The punishments for offenders were, like themselves, rather wild and
wasteful
.
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She, who had never wasted a cent in her life, had made it possible for her boy to be as
wasteful
as he pleased.
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This is still a common practice, and should be condemned as being both
wasteful
and harmful.
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Sweden and Denmark were engaged in a bloody and
wasteful
conflict.
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Kathleen, although she had been brought up in a considerable amount of
wasteful
splendor, was indifferent to what she ate.
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