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wastefully

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ˈwāst-fəl\
    • /ˈweɪst.fə.li/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈwāst-fəl\

Definition of wastefully word

  • noun wastefully In a wasteful manner. 1

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Parts of speech for Wastefully

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

wastefully popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for wastefully

adverb wastefully

  • extravagantly — With lavish expenditure or behaviour.
  • lavishly — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
  • economical — avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space.
  • inefficiently — not efficient; unable to effect or achieve the desired result with reasonable economy of means.
  • profligate — utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute.

Antonyms for wastefully

adverb wastefully

  • frugally — economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: What your office needs is a frugal manager who can save you money without resorting to painful cutbacks. Synonyms: thrifty, chary, provident, careful, prudent, penny-wise, scrimping; miserly, Scotch, penny-pinching. Antonyms: wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift, prodigal, profligate.

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