wasteful en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈweɪstfəl/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English wastful; equivalent to waste + -ful.
Meanings
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Inclined to waste or squander money or resources.
As a narrative, competition of the type seen between the London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) and the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) was seen as wasteful, with duplicate routes reflecting an unnecessary use of resources.
2023 March 8, 'Industry Insider', “The Beeching legacy”, in RAIL, number 978, page 68:
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(obsolete) Uninhabited, desolate.
Shortly vnto the vvaſtefull vvoods ſhe came, / VVhereas ſhe found the Goddeſſe vvith her crevv, […]
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 17, page 482:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more wasteful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most wasteful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
nonwasteful · wastefulness · wastefully
Synonyms
inhabited · deserted · loose-handed · unthrifty · prodigal · profligate · vacant · wasteful · reckless · disinhabited · inhabitantless · desert · unpeopled · uninhabited · spendthrift · improvident · unhabited · peopleless · uneconomical · lavish · imprudent · squandering · extravagant · lifeless · solitary · unoccupied · beingless · wasteful · profligate · unpopulated · prodigal · desolate · tenantless · peopleless · untenanted · deserted · howling
Translations (44)
sv slösaktig (inclined to waste) · sga dombuilech (inclined to waste) · la prōdigus (inclined to waste) · nl spilziek (inclined to waste) · es despilfarrador (inclined to waste) · tr savruk (inclined to waste) · ga drabhlásach (inclined to waste) · mi ngutuhore (inclined to waste) · es malgastador (inclined to waste) · pt desperdiçador (inclined to waste) · nl kwistig (inclined to waste) · ga caifeach (inclined to waste) · fr gaspilleur (inclined to waste) · ga vástúil (inclined to waste) · tr tutumsuz (inclined to waste) · sga dimbailech (inclined to waste) · sga díblásach (inclined to waste) · fi tuhlaava (inclined to waste) · ga caiteach (inclined to waste) · az israfcıl (inclined to waste) · tr idaresiz (inclined to waste) · tr savurgan (inclined to waste) · de verschwenderisch (inclined to waste) · bg разточителен (inclined to waste) · ru расточи́тельный (inclined to waste) · fr dépensier (inclined to waste) · fr dilapidateur (inclined to waste) · ga diomailteach (inclined to waste) · cmn 浪費 /浪费 (inclined to waste) · ga scabáistiúil (inclined to waste) · uk розтратливий (inclined to waste) · uk марнотратний (inclined to waste) · ro risipitor (inclined to waste) · tr hesapsız (inclined to waste) · az bədxərc (inclined to waste) · pl rozrzutny (inclined to waste) · ja 不経済な (inclined to waste) · tr müsrif (inclined to waste) · it prodigo (inclined to waste) · es botarate (inclined to waste) · es manirroto (inclined to waste) · es derrochador (inclined to waste) · mi tōtōa (inclined to waste) · bg прахоснически (inclined to waste)