wasteful

waste·ful | \ ˈwāst-fəl

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Definition of wasteful

: given to or marked by waste : lavish, prodigal

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Examples of wasteful in a Sentence

a wasteful use of natural resources a careless and wasteful person We must eliminate wasteful expenditures.

Recent Examples on the Web The device itself is supposed to make the collection process of COVID-19 testing safer, more comfortable and less wasteful. — al, "Auburn supports new program to create safer alternative for COVID-19 testing," 8 July 2020 Instead of the prodigiously wasteful Cotton Belt project — linking the northern suburbs to the airport — DART should invest in the downtown expansion of its rail lines and the expansion of bus service. — Mark Lamster, Dallas News, "How to suture a Dallas divided by racism," 12 June 2020 Tom Coburn, the late Oklahoma Republican known for his crusades against wasteful government spending. — Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY, "Ousted State Department IG testifying before lawmakers probing Trump's decision to fire him," 3 June 2020 And this is significant because the bitcoin network is stupendously wasteful. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "Bitcoin’s “halving” is bad for miners, good for everyone else," 12 May 2020 The report alleges the quota system encourages incarceration and could be wasteful in times of slower immigration. — Silvia Foster-frau, ExpressNews.com, "Detained migrants pepper-sprayed for rioting amid coronavirus fears," 24 Mar. 2020 Not only that, but one of the tenets of my endeavor is to be less wasteful. — Washington Post, "Better breakfasts, less takeout, more togetherness: Our 2020 food resolutions," 17 Jan. 2020 But many cities don’t have such reserves – in part, because the state characterized them as wasteful. — Jarvis Deberry, cleveland, "If all of Ohio’s in this coronavirus crisis together, then let the recovery efforts show it," 18 Apr. 2020 Just conceding the 25-yard line and removing the chance of a turnover seems wasteful. — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, "Questionable addition of Greg Zuerlein fills Cowboys’ need at kicker they didn’t actually have," 30 Mar. 2020

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20 Jul 2020

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“Wasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wasteful. Accessed 8 Aug. 2020.

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