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wasteful

Pronunciation: /ˈweɪstfəl/

The English word “wasteful” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Inclined to waste or squander money or resources.
  2. Uninhabited, desolate.

Etymology

From Middle English wastful; equivalent to waste + -ful.

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