wasteful

English

/ˈweɪstfəl/

adj
Definitions
  • Inclined to waste or squander money or resources.
  • (obsolete) Uninhabited, desolate.

Etymology

Suffix from English waste (empty, dejected, barren, dismal).

Origin

English

waste

Gloss

empty, dejected, barren, dismal

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Property

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