wasteful
adjective
given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure.
wastefully
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a word derived from
wasteful.
Example Sentences
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Enzo Fernandez, unmarked 10 yards from goal, headed wastefully over from James' cross soon after the interval.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
Israel also has 86 Boeing F-15s, which can drop heavier bombs, and 39 of the latest, most wastefully expensive fighter-bombers ever, Lockheed Martin’s nuclear-capable F-35s, with another 36 on order.
From Salon ● May 19, 2024
Moreover, nontargeted use would wastefully divert renewable energy from its foremost task of directly displacing fossil fuels.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 6, 2023
Roared on by a raucous home crowd inside their compact 118-year-old Kenilworth Road home, Luton should have made it three when keeper Anthony Patterson misdirected a clearance and Jordan Clark blazed wastefully over.
From BBC ● May 16, 2023
All around me heavy drops of fresh water plopped loudly and wastefully into the sea, dimpling its surface.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
