wastry en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈweɪstɹi/ (UK)
Etymology
From waste + -ery.
Meanings
- wasteful, extravagant
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most wastry | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more wastry | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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wastry en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈweɪstɹi/ (UK)
Etymology
From waste + -ery.
Meanings
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(Northern-England, Scotland, uncountable) Extravagance, wastefulness.
Syne Chae had the toddy made and he handed a glass to Ewan first, as was right with a man, and another to Chris, with three spoonfuls of sugar in it, Mistress Strachan might have had something to say about that if she'd seen such wastry.
1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 136: