wasteful
Inclined to waste or squander money or resourcesInclined to waste or squander money or resources.
» I try not to be wasteful.
Я намагаюся не бути марнотратним.
Meaning
2 sensesInclined to waste or squander money or resources.
verschwenderisch
расточи́тельныйrastočítelʹnyj
марнотратнийmarnotratnyj, розтратливийroztratlyvyj
tending to squander and waste
(obsolete)Uninhabited, desolate.
Examples
18 sentencesI try not to be wasteful.
Я намагаюся не бути марнотратним.
Tom is wasteful.
Том марнотратний.
deTom ist ein Verschwender.
Tom is really wasteful.
Tom is wasteful, isn't he?
deTom ist ein Verschwender, nicht wahr?
Taxpayers are angry about wasteful government spending.
Платники податків розлючені марнотратством уряду.
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| Comparative | more wasteful Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most wasteful Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
32 synonyms- inefficient in use of time and effort and materials:uneconomical
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form