Meanings
adjectivewasterful (comparative more wasterful, superlative most wasterful)
comparative more wasterful · superlative most wasterful
- obsoletewasteful
Origin
From waster (“to be a waster, waste”) + -ful.
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APA
wasterful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wasterful
MLA
“wasterful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wasterful. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wasterful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wasterful.
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