wastefulwaste‧ful /ˈweɪstfəl/ ●○○ adjective 
- wasteful packaging
- Many people see the new £60 million building as wasteful and extravagant.
- That's so wasteful to throw away a clean sheet of paper.
- Do not make unnecessarily long calls as they are wasteful.
- Esther believed it was a filthy habit not to change towels often, and Robert believed it was wasteful to do so.
- It's ... it's ... wasteful you know, so wasteful.
- Pemex has long been considered one of the hemisphere's most wasteful, bloated companies.
- Tell us how wasteful government will not limit our futures and the futures of our children.
- The ability to produce in greater quantities made this system wasteful and it has given way to a more scientific process.
- The confusion created by this can be very wasteful.
- There also might be wasteful competition as many variations of a good are offered.
something that wastes time, money etc► be a waste of something if something is a waste of time, money, energy etc, it annoys you because it uses time, money etc in a way that has no useful results: · a pointless war that was a terrible waste of human life· That class was a complete waste of time - I didn't learn anything.· My parents think going to football games is a waste of money.
► wasteful an activity or method that is wasteful uses too much money, food, energy etc, without any useful results: · Many people see the new £60 million building as wasteful and extravagant. · wasteful packaging
► inefficient an organization or system that is inefficient does not work well, so it uses more time, money, or energy than it needs to: · an inefficient heating system· Local government in the area is seen as being corrupt and inefficient.· The factory is inefficient, and its working practices and machinery dated.
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