WASTEFUL


Meaning of WASTEFUL in English

adjective

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

wasteful packaging

Many people see the new £60 million building as wasteful and extravagant.

That's so wasteful to throw away a clean sheet of paper.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Do not make unnecessarily long calls as they are wasteful .

Esther believed it was a filthy habit not to change towels often, and Robert believed it was wasteful to do so.

It's ... it's ... wasteful you know, so wasteful.

Pemex has long been considered one of the hemisphere's most wasteful , bloated companies.

Tell us how wasteful government will not limit our futures and the futures of our children.

The ability to produce in greater quantities made this system wasteful and it has given way to a more scientific process.

The confusion created by this can be very wasteful .

There also might be wasteful competition as many variations of a good are offered.

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