Meaning

2 senses
  1. Inclined to waste or squander money or resources.

    verschwenderisch

    расточи́тельныйrastočítelʹnyj

    марнотратнийmarnotratnyj, розтратливийroztratlyvyj

    tending to squander and waste

  2. (obsolete)Uninhabited, desolate.

Examples

18 sentences
  1. I try not to be wasteful.

    Я намагаюся не бути марнотратним.

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  2. Tom is wasteful.

    Том марнотратний.

    deTom ist ein Verschwender.

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  3. Tom is really wasteful.

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  4. Tom is wasteful, isn't he?

    deTom ist ein Verschwender, nicht wahr?

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  5. Taxpayers are angry about wasteful government spending.

    Платники податків розлючені марнотратством уряду.

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Translations

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Origin

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

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

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Forms

more wasteful, most wasteful
Comparativemore wasteful Lesson
Superlativemost wasteful Lesson

regular

Synonyms

32 synonyms

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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