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wasteful

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waste·ful  (wstfl)
adj.
Marked by or inclined to waste; extravagant.

wasteful·ly adv.
wasteful·ness n.

wasteful [ˈweɪstfʊl]
adj
1. tending to waste or squander; extravagant
2. causing waste, destruction, or devastation
wastefully  adv
wastefulness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.wastefulwasteful - inefficient in use of time and effort and materials; "a clumsy and wasteful process"; "wasteful duplication of effort"; "uneconomical ebb and flow of power"
inefficient - not producing desired results; wasteful; "an inefficient campaign against drugs"; "outdated and inefficient design and methods"
2.wastefulwasteful - tending to squander and waste        
improvident - not provident; not providing for the future
thrifty - careful and diligent in the use of resources
3.wasteful - laying waste; "when wasteful war shall statues overturn"- Shakespeare
destructive - causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"

wasteful
Translations
wasteful [ˈweɪstfʊl] ADJ [person] → despilfarrador, derrochador; [process, method] → antieconómico; [expenditure] → pródigo, excesivo
to be wasteful with sthdespilfarrar algo, desperdiciar algo
the government is wasteful of taxpayers' moneyel gobierno despilfarra or derrocha los impuestos de los contribuyentes
war is wasteful of human livesla guerra supone un desperdicio de vidas humanas
wasteful [ˈweɪstfʊl] adj [person] → qui gaspille; [process] → peu économique
Try to avoid wasteful duplication of effort
BUT Essayez d'éviter de répéter inutilement les efforts.
don't be wasteful → ne gaspille pas
to be wasteful of sth → gaspiller qch
British houses are notoriously wasteful of energy
BUT Les maisons britanniques sont notoires pour les gaspillages d'énergie qu'elles occasionnent.
wasteful
adjverschwenderisch; method, processaufwendig, aufwändig, unwirtschaftlich; expenditureunnütz; leaving all the lights on is a wasteful habites ist Verschwendung, überall Licht brennen zu lassen; to be wasteful with somethingverschwenderisch mit etw umgehen; it is wasteful of effortes ist unnötiger Aufwand; this project is wasteful of our resourcesdieses Projekt ist eine unnütze Vergeudung unserer Ressourcen
wasteful [ˈweɪstfʊl] adj (person) → sprecone/a; (process) → dispendioso/a
to be wasteful with or of sth → sprecare qc
wasteful [ˈweɪstfʊl] adj (person) → sprecone/a; (process) → dispendioso/a
to be wasteful with or of sth → sprecare qc


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Two kings' sons once upon a time went into the world to seek their fortunes; but they soon fell into a wasteful foolish way of living, so that they could not return home again.
The black labour is too wasteful, however, and in time Chinese or Indian coolies will be imported.
And there were editorials written in which he was called an enemy of society, possessed of the manners and culture of a caveman, a fomenter of wasteful business troubles, the destroyer of the city's prosperity in commerce and trade, an anarchist of dire menace; and one editorial gravely recommended that hanging would be a lesson to him and his ilk, and concluded with the fervent hope that some day his big motor-car would smash up and smash him with it.
 
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