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Definition of wastefully adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wastefully

adverb
 
/ˈweɪstfəli/
 
/ˈweɪstfəli/
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  1. in a way that uses more of something than is necessary
    • We are wastefully repeating work that has already been done.
    • to use energy wastefully
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