Meanings
comparative more wastefully · superlative most wastefully
- In a wasteful manner.
City carried little threat in the early stages and when they did work an opportunity on 10 minutes, Dzeko's replacement Balotelli shot wastefully over the bar.
2011 October 1, David Ornstein, “Blackburn 0 - 4 Man City”, in BBC Sport1 more example
Özil was narrowly wide with a free-kick after Nathaniel Chalobah fouled Danny Welbeck and Santi Cazorla shot wastefully over the bar, before Arsenal nearly managed to take the lead just before the half-hour.
18 April 2015, Paul Wilson, “Alexis Sánchez sends Arsenal into final after gallant Reading go the distance”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbto a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishwastfully
- Englishwastefully
From Middle English wastfully; equivalent to wasteful + -ly.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German verschwenderisch
- verschwenderischTranslations
Spanish derrochadoramente, despilfarradoramente
- derrochadoramenteTranslations
- despilfarradoramenteTranslations
- malgastadoramenteTranslations
- manirrotamenteTranslations
- botaratementeTranslations
Cite this entry
wastefully. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wastefully
“wastefully.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wastefully. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wastefully,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wastefully.
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