wastefully

adverb

as in prodigally

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Recent Examples of wastefully On a pretty dead pitch offering very little to the bowlers, the quartet wastefully surrendered their wickets for all that England deserved credit (particularly Archer) for persistence and a generally probing line after what had been a fairly disastrous start to the day from Carse. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wastefully
  1. wantonly
  2. indulgently
  3. comfortably
Adverb
  • But even here, where the damage is being done gleefully and wantonly, the US Congress has stood up to these funding cuts in a bipartisan manner.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026
  • Likewise, a circumstance all by itself could be the matter of regulating AI makers about allowing their AI to wantonly provide mental health advice.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of wantonly
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  • There are no indulgently long songs—SUSS record in the present perfect.
    — Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 12 May 2026
  • And if the calm of the room interior hasn’t quite washed away the busy day, the indulgently oversized marble bathtubs certainly will.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of indulgently
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  • Will West Ham’s presence — their 61,500-capacity London Stadium is comfortably the biggest stadium at this level since Manchester United’s one-year stay in the second tier during the mid-1970s — see a new attendance record set across the division?
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, the price of entry for many recognisable heritage handbags has moved comfortably into four figures, and frequently several thousand dollars.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of comfortably

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“Wastefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wastefully. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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