THROWAWAY


Meaning of THROWAWAY in English

n.

Function: adjective

Date: 1928

1 : designed to be thrown away : DISPOSABLE < throwaway containers>

2 : written or spoken (as in a play) in a low-key or unemphatic manner < throwaway lines>

3 : NONCHALANT , CASUAL

4 : marked by a tendency to discard things : overly wasteful <a throwaway society>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.