- wastefully adv
- "I need to go on a diet," said Tom wastefully.
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wastefully adv
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wastefully — adv. in a manner that uses more than is required, squanderingly … English contemporary dictionary
Wastefully — Wasteful Waste ful, a. 1. Full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as, wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses. [1913 Webster] 2. Expending, or tending to expend, property, or that which is valuable, in a needless or useless… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wasteful — wastefully, adv. wastefulness, n. /wayst feuhl/, adj. 1. given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure: wasteful methods; a wasteful way of life. 2. grossly extravagant; prodigal: a wasteful party. 3. devastating or destructive … Universalium
wasteful — [[t]we͟ɪstfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED Action that is wasteful uses too much of something valuable such as time, money, or energy. This kind of training is ineffective, and wasteful of scarce resources... Try to avoid wasteful duplication of effort.… … English dictionary
wasteful — waste|ful [ˈweıstfəl] adj using more of something than you should, especially money, time, or effort ▪ a wasteful use of resources wasteful of ▪ The software is very wasteful of memory. >wastefully adv ▪ Lily had wastefully left the light on.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
waist n — What comment did the lady make to the guy working out about his waist? What a waste! wastefully adv … English expressions
wasteful — [wāst′fəl] adj. using more than is necessary; extravagant wastefully adv. wastefulness n … English World dictionary
consumptively — adv. destructively, wastefully; as one suffering from consumption (tuberculosis) … English contemporary dictionary
frivolously — adv. wastefully, tritely, pettily; foolishly; nonsensically; unimportantly … English contemporary dictionary
improvidently — adv. carelessly, without foresight; wastefully, without worry for future needs … English contemporary dictionary
