~ (of sth) using more of sth than is necessary; not saving or keeping sth that could be used:
The whole process is wasteful and inefficient. * a wasteful use of resources * an engine that is wasteful of fuel
wastefully adverb
wastefulness noun [U]
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for wasteful is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is wasteful a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, wasteful is tagged as adjective.
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