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waste·ful
(wāst′fəl)adj.
Marked by or inclined to waste; extravagant.
waste′ful·ly adv.
waste′ful·ness n.
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wasteful
(ˈweɪstfʊl)adj
1. tending to waste or squander; extravagant
2. causing waste, destruction, or devastation
ˈwastefully adv
ˈwastefulness n
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waste•ful
(ˈweɪst fəl)adj.
1. given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure: a wasteful way of living.
2. grossly extravagant; prodigal: a wasteful party.
3. devastating or destructive: wasteful war.
[1250–1300]
waste′ful•ly, adv.
waste′ful•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | wasteful - 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ebb and flow of power" inefficient - not producing desired results; wasteful; "an inefficient campaign against drugs"; "outdated and inefficient design and methods" |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. | wasteful - 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" |
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wasteful
adjective extravagant, lavish, prodigal, profligate, ruinous, spendthrift, uneconomical, improvident, unthrifty, thriftless the wasteful consumption of fuel
sparing, economical, provident, money-saving, frugal, thrifty, parsimonious, penny-wise
sparing, economical, provident, money-saving, frugal, thrifty, parsimonious, penny-wise
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wasteful
adjectiveCharacterized by excessive or imprudent spending:
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wasteful
[ˈweɪstfʊl] ADJ [person] → despilfarrador, derrochador; [process, method] → antieconómico; [expenditure] → pródigo, excesivoto be wasteful with sth → despilfarrar algo, desperdiciar algo
the government is wasteful of taxpayers' money → el gobierno despilfarra or derrocha los impuestos de los contribuyentes
war is wasteful of human lives → la guerra supone un desperdicio de vidas humanas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
wasteful
[ˈweɪstfʊl] adj [person] → qui gaspille; [process] → peu économiqueTry 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.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
wasteful
adj → verschwenderisch; method, process → aufwendig, aufwändig, unwirtschaftlich; expenditure → unnütz; leaving all the lights on is a wasteful habit → es ist Verschwendung, überall Licht brennen zu lassen; to be wasteful with something → verschwenderisch mit etw umgehen; it is wasteful of effort → es ist unnötiger Aufwand; this project is wasteful of our resources → dieses Projekt ist eine unnütze Vergeudung unserer Ressourcen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
wasteful
[ˈweɪstfʊl] adj (person) → sprecone/a; (process) → dispendioso/ato be wasteful with or of sth → sprecare qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
waste
(weist) verb to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way. You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.
noun1. material which is or has been made useless. industrial waste from the factories; (also adjective) waste material.
2. (the) act of wasting. That was a waste of an opportunity.
3. a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc. the Arctic wastes.
ˈwastage (-tidʒ) noun loss by wasting; the amount wasted. Of the total amount, roughly 20% was wastage.
ˈwasteful adjective involving or causing waste. Throwing away that bread is wasteful.
ˈwastefully adverbˈwastefulness noun
waste paper
paper which is thrown away as not being useful. Offices usually have a great deal of waste paper.
wastepaper basket (ˈweispeipə) a basket or other (small) container for waste paper. Put those old letters in the wastepaper basket.
waste pipe (ˈweispaip) a pipe to carry off waste material, or water from a sink etc. The kitchen waste pipe is blocked.
waste away to decay; to lose weight, strength and health etc. He is wasting away because he has a terrible disease.
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