wasteful (adj.)

  1. tending to squander and waste

  2. inefficient in use of time and effort and materials; a clumsy and wasteful process; wasteful duplication of effort; uneconomical ebb and flow of power

    [ Syn: uneconomical ]

  3. laying waste; when wasteful war shall statues overturn- Shakespeare

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