Definition of wasteful Wasteful
/wejˈstfʌl/ - [weystful] - waste•ful
We found 9 definitions of wasteful from 4 different sources.
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What does wasteful mean?
WordNet
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| wasteful - tending to squander and waste | ||
| thrifty careful and diligent in the use of resources | ||
| improvident not provident; not providing for the future | ||
| prodigal, spendthrift, extravagant, profligate recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures" | ||
| pound-foolish unwise in dealing with large sums | ||
| wasteful - laying waste; "when wasteful war shall statues overturn"- Shakespeare | ||
| destructive causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism" | ||
| wasteful - inefficient in use of time and effort and materials; "a clumsy and wasteful process"; "wasteful duplication of effort"; "uneconomical ebb and flow of power" | ||
| uneconomical | ||
| inefficient not producing desired results; wasteful; "an inefficient campaign against drugs"; "outdated and inefficient design and methods" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- wasteful (a.)
Full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as, wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses. - wasteful (a.)
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 (a.)
Waste; desolate; unoccupied; untilled.
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wasteful
Who spends a lot, in an excessive manner.
