Grep of noun wasteful
wastefulness
Overview of adj wasteful
The adj wasteful has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) uneconomical, wasteful -- (inefficient in use of time and effort and materials; "a clumsy and wasteful process"; "wasteful duplication of effort"; "uneconomical ebb and flow of power")
2. wasteful -- (tending to squander and waste)
3. wasteful -- (laying waste; "when wasteful war shall statues overturn"- Shakespeare)
Antonyms of adj wasteful
3 senses of wasteful
Sense 1
uneconomical, wasteful
INDIRECT (VIA inefficient) -> efficient
Sense 2
wasteful (vs. thrifty)
thrifty (vs. wasteful)
=> economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting
=> economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting
=> penny-wise
=> scavenging
=> saving
Sense 3
wasteful
INDIRECT (VIA destructive) -> constructive
Similarity of adj wasteful
3 senses of wasteful
Sense 1
uneconomical, wasteful
=> inefficient (vs. efficient)
Sense 2
wasteful (vs. thrifty)
=> extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift
=> pound-foolish
=> uneconomical, uneconomic
Also See-> improvident#1
Sense 3
wasteful
=> destructive (vs. constructive)
Attributes of adj wasteful
Familiarity of adj wasteful
wasteful used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Grep of adj wasteful
wasteful
Overview of adj wasteful
The adj wasteful has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) uneconomical, wasteful -- (inefficient in use of time and effort and materials; "a clumsy and wasteful process"; "wasteful duplication of effort"; "uneconomical ebb and flow of power")
2. wasteful -- (tending to squander and waste)
3. wasteful -- (laying waste; "when wasteful war shall statues overturn"- Shakespeare)
wasteful definition
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