adjective [onlybeforenoun]
1 ~ line / remark / comment something you say quickly without careful thought, sometimes in order to be funny:
She was very upset at what to him was just a throwaway remark.
2 (of goods, etc.) produced cheaply and intended to be thrown away after use:
throwaway products * We live in a throwaway society (= a society in which things are not made to last a long time).
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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