wasteful, adj.
freq. cnt. 2
freq. cnt. 2
inefficient in use of time and effort and materials
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
uneconomical wasteful
sample sentences
"a clumsy and wasteful process""wasteful duplication of effort"
"uneconomical ebb and flow of power"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
laying waste
<adj.all>
wasteful
sample sentences
"when wasteful war shall statues overturn"- Shakespeare
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
tending to squander and waste
<adj.all>
wasteful
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