browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
wasteful |
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
This work is licensed under a
