Wasteful Definition & Meaning
wasteful
- adjective
- inefficient in use of time and effort and materials; "a clumsy and wasteful process"; "wasteful duplication of effort"; "uneconomical ebb and flow of power"
- tending to squander and waste
- laying waste; "when wasteful war shall statues overturn"- Shakespeare
"Wasteful" in song lyrics
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"Just cuz yall wasteful"
Shad — The Old Prince Still Lives at Home
Words that rhyme with wasteful
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