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Definition of wasteful adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wasteful

adjective
 
/ˈweɪstfl/
 
/ˈweɪstfl/
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  1. using more of something than is necessary; not saving or keeping something that could be used
    • The whole process is wasteful and inefficient.
    • a wasteful use of resources
    • The water shortage is due to wasteful consumption during a period of drought.
    • wasteful of something an engine that is wasteful of fuel
    • This system is wasteful of time and energy.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWasteful is used with these nouns:
    • duplication
    • system
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