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  1. wasterful: Merriam-Webster
  2. wasterful: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (wasterful)

▸ adjective:  (obsolete) wasteful

Similar:
wastfull, forwasted, unworth, wretchful, foreworn, vild, westy, wareful, nefast, vast, more...

Opposite:
frugal, economical, thrifty, efficient, prudent

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Similar:
wastfull, forwasted, unworth, wretchful, foreworn, vild, westy, wareful, nefast, vast, more...

Opposite:
frugal, economical, thrifty, efficient, prudent



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