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wasteful

Adjective

Meanings

Adjective

[[]][Using or spending more of something than is necessary][resulting in unnecessary loss or extravagance.]

The company was criticized for its wasteful spending on luxury office furniture.

Adjective

[[]][Causing or resulting in the unnecessary loss of resources][time][or effort.]

It is wasteful to leave the lights on in an empty building all night.

Adjective

[[]][Characterized by a tendency to squander money or materials.]

He had a wasteful lifestyle that eventually led him into deep debt.

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