squandersome en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English squander Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English squandersome From squander + -some.
Meanings
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Characterised or marked by squandering; wasteful.
They could blast the ship to Venus in a few days — at so squandersome a fuel expenditure that ten ships couldn't carry it.
1987, Frederik Pohl, Cyril M. Kornbluth, The Space Merchants:Worldwide, China is the biggest emitter of carbon dioxide, releasing around twice as much carbon per unit of energy produced as even the squandersome US.
2013, Jennifer Duggan, Village Magazine: China: the US circa 1970:I began finding it easy to change my minor but squandersome daily ways.
2013, Claudia Kolker, The Immigrant Advantage:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most squandersome | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more squandersome | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |