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wasteful

was·te·ful

UK/ˈweɪstfəl/ US/ˈweɪstfʌl/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

inefficient in use of time and effort and materials

  • “a clumsy and wasteful process”
  • “wasteful duplication of effort”
  • “uneconomical ebb and flow of power”
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laying waste

  • “when wasteful war shall statues overturn” Shakespeare
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Origin

From Middle English wastful; equivalent to waste + -ful.

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