wasteful
/weɪstfəl/
adjective
8 letters2 syllables14 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
ADJECTIVE
1
Inefficient in use of time and effort and materials.
“a clumsy and wasteful process”
“wasteful duplication of effort”
2
Laying waste.
“when wasteful war shall statues overturn”
3
Tending to squander and waste.
WORD FORMS
Related formwastefulness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinastefulway
Starts & ends withW … L
Syllableswaste · ful
SYNONYMS & RELATED11
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