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Dictionary: waste·ful   (wāst'fəl) pronunciation
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adj.
Marked by or inclined to waste; extravagant.

wastefully waste'ful·ly adv.
wastefulness waste'ful·ness n.

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adjective

    Characterized by excessive or imprudent spending: extravagant, lavish, prodigal, profligate, profuse, spendthrift. See careful/careless, excess/insufficiency/enough, save/waste.

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Definition: not economical
Antonyms: economical, thrifty, unwasteful

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: inefficient in use of time and effort and materials
  Synonym: uneconomical

Meaning #2: tending to squander and waste
  Antonym: thrifty (meaning #1)

Meaning #3: laying waste

 
 
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