wasteful
adjective
given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure.
wastefulness
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a word derived from
wasteful.
Example Sentences
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They’re scouting whose AI strategies should be amplified after generating a great return, and what wastefulness should be squashed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
They were charged with "violating regulations on the management and use of state assets, causing losses and wastefulness" and were tried in Ho Chi Minh City, where they were arrested in January 2024, VNA said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025
Over the years, their father, who opined on the wastefulness of Americans, had accumulated discarded objects and found ways to introduce them into his art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
Townsend himself acknowledged that his side's wastefulness - coupled with good defence from South Africa - cost them a marquee win.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024
Then she clucked her tongue at all the wastefulness.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
