English Explanatory Dictionary

wasteful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Inclined to waste or squander money or resources.
  2. Uninhabited, desolate.

Pronunciation

/ˈweɪstfəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-wasteful.wav

Word forms

wasteful more wasteful most wasteful

Etymology

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

Synonyms

prodigal profligate extravagant improvident imprudent lavish loose-handed reckless spendthrift squandering uneconomical unthrifty wasteful deserted peopleless beingless desert desolate disinhabited inhabitantless inhabited lifeless solitary tenantless unhabited uninhabited unoccupied unpeopled unpopulated untenanted vacant

Antonyms

unwasteful

Derived words

wastefully wastefulness
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