wasteful

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adjective

1. inefficient in use of time and effort and materials (Freq. 2)
- a clumsy and wasteful process
- wasteful duplication of effort
- uneconomical ebb and flow of power
• Syn:
uneconomical
• Similar to:
inefficient
• Derivationally related forms:
wastefulness
2. tending to squander and waste
• Ant:
thrifty
• Similar to:
extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, pound-foolish,
uneconomical, uneconomic
• See Also:
improvident
• Derivationally related forms:
wastefulness
3. laying waste
- "when wasteful war shall statues overturn"- Shakespeare
• Similar to:
destructive
• Derivationally related forms:
wastefulness