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wasteful

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wasteful/ˈweɪstfl/

▶adjective using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

– derivatives
wastefully adverb,
wastefulness noun.

'wasteful' also found in these Oxford entries:

boondoggle - conserve - efficient - profligate - thrift - thriftless - uneconomical - unthrifty - waster - wastrel

Forum discussions with the word(s) "wasteful" in the title:

bloated with wasteful expenditures.
It's a real riot, not being wasteful.
wasteful sprawl

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