wasteful

Definition of wasteful in English English dictionary: Inclined to waste or squander money or resources; {a} lavish, destructive, unoccupied; tending to squander and waste; laying waste; "when wasteful war shall statues overturn"- Shakespeare; Expending, or tending to expend, property, or that which is valuable, in a needless or useless manner; lavish; prodigal; as, a wasteful person; a wasteful disposition; Waste; desolate; unoccupied; untilled; Action that is wasteful uses too much of something valuable such as time, money, or energy. This kind of training is ineffective, and wasteful of scarce resources Try to avoid wasteful duplication of effort. using more of something than you should, especially money, time, or effort; Full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as, wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses; laying waste; "when wasteful war shall statues overturn"- Shakespeare tending to squander and waste; inefficient in use of time and effort and materials; "a clumsy and wasteful process"; "wasteful duplication of effort"; "uneconomical ebb and flow of power"; {s} using more than is required; extravagant
waste: Gradually lose weight or weaken
waste: A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the current owner of that property to prevent the current owner from degrading the value or character of the property, either intentionally or through neglect
waste: Use up, diminish, reduce by gradual loss; decay; emaciate
After he lost hope, he wasted away.
waste: Excrement (animal waste, human waste)
waste: Barren; desert
waste: To devastate or destroy
waste: A place that has been laid waste or destroyed
waste: Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess
waste: Large abundance of something, especially without it being used
waste: Uncultivated, uninhabited
So whan Sir Galahad was departed frome the Castell of Maydyns he rode tyll he com to a waste forest .
waste: Excess of material, useless by-products or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish
waste: Squander money or resources uselessly; spend time idly
We wasted millions of dollars and several years on that project.
waste: A waste land; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness
waste: Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; See "to lay waste"
waste: A decaying of the body by disease; wasting away
waste: A vast expanse of water
wast: {v} second person singular
waste: {v} to spend, diminish, destroy, dwindle
waste: {n} desolate ground, a wanton destruction
waste: {a} desolate, wild, uncultivated, ruinated
wastefully: {a} lavishly, prodigally, dissolutely
wastefulness: {n} prodigality, a needless expense
wast: (Archaic) was, second person singular past tense of the verb "be
wast: The second person singular of the verb be, in the indicative mood, imperfect tense; now used only in solemn or poetical style
wast: A second person singular past tense of be. thou wast you were (was)
wast: Second-person singular simple past tense indicative of be
waste: A difficult-to-determine number, waste refers to the point at which it's no longer economically sound for a marketer to continue targeting a message at you For example, if an advertiser is looking for direct response and you've seen or heard their ad 40 times without buying, they might want to consider spending their money on a different customer Waste can also refer to extravagant media expenditures, like buying every ad on "Friends" for a month
waste: the volume of timber left on the harvested area that should have been removed in accordance with the minimum utilization standards in the cutting authority It forms part of the allowable annual cut for cut-control purposes
waste: Anything that is discarded, useless or unwanted; opposite of conserve, as in "to waste "
waste: get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"
waste: Unwanted materials remaining from manufacturing processes, or refuse from humans and animals
waste: disposed of as useless; "waste paper"
waste: Rock which is not ore Usually referred to that rock which has to be removed during the normal course of mining in order to get at the ore
waste: get rid of; "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"
waste: Unfortunate; Disappointing
waste: any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"
waste: To damage, impair, or injure, as an estate, voluntarily, or by suffering the buildings, fences, etc
waste: To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out
waste: The abuse, destruction or permanent change to property by one who is merely in possesion of it as in the case of a tenant or a life tenant
waste: Any activity which utilizes equipment, materials, parts, space, employee time or other corporate resource beyond the minimum amount required for value-added operations to insure manufacturability These activities could include waiting, accumulating semi-processed parts, reloading, passing materials from one hand to the other and other non-productive processes The seven basic categories of waste which a business should strive to eliminate: overproduction, waiting for machines, transportation time, process time, excess inventory, excess motion and defects
waste: If you waste something such as time, money, or energy, you use too much of it doing something that is not important or necessary, or is unlikely to succeed. There could be many reasons and he was not going to waste time speculating on them I resolved not to waste money on a hotel The system wastes a large amount of water. Waste is also a noun. It is a waste of time going to the doctor with most mild complaints I think that is a total waste of money
waste: {s} useless, leftover, unused; pertaining to rubbish; pertaining to animal waste; desolate, barren; desert; destroyed
waste: A waste land; an unhabited desolate region; a wilderness
waste: 1 Unwanted materials left over from a manufacturing process 2 Refuse from places of human or animal habitation
waste: The medieval application of the term is much like its modern connotations, but it was used in a legal sense referring to land that was unoccupied, undeveloped or uncultivated As a result the land could not be the source of any tax or other revenue to its owner Borough governments were keen to obtain control (from the lord of the town) over wasteland within the town boundaries, since they could then a lease out plots of land The term was similarly applied to property that had been allowed to deteriorate, or had even been purposely damaged, so that its value (whether in terms of selling price or rentability) decreased
waste: If something goes to waste, it remains unused or has to be thrown away. Mexican cookery is economical, she says. Nothing goes to waste
waste: spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree
waste: If you waste an opportunity for something, you do not take advantage of it when it is available. Let's not waste an opportunity to see the children It was a wasted opportunity
waste: Spoil, destruction, or injury, done to houses, woods, fences, lands, etc
waste: An output with no marketable value that is discharged to the environment Normally the term "waste" refers to solid or liquid materials
waste: Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters
waste: useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"
waste: That which is wasted or desolate; a devastated, uncultivated, or wild country; a deserted region; an unoccupied or unemployed space; a dreary void; a desert; a wilderness
waste: High-level waste (HLW) is highly radioactive material arising from nuclear fission It is recovered from reprocessing spent fuel, though some countries regard spent fuel itself as HLW and plan to dispose of it in that form It requires very careful handling, storage and disposal
waste: Waste is material which has been used and is no longer wanted, for example because the valuable or useful part of it has been taken out. Congress passed a law that regulates the disposal of waste Up to 10 million tonnes of toxic wastes are produced every year in the UK. the process of eliminating body waste
waste: Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea
waste: Gradual loss or decay
waste: The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use
waste: (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
waste: A disused mine or part of one
waste: act of squandering, as in: For the sake of our budget, we must cut down on waste in this office
waste: A large tract of uncultivated land
waste: use inefficiently or inappropriately; "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"
waste: The act of wasting, or the state of being wasted; a squandering; needless destruction; useless consumption or expenditure; devastation; loss without equivalent gain; gradual loss or decrease, by use, wear, or decay; as, a waste of property, time, labor, words, etc
waste: to go to decay
waste: spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
waste: To procure or sustain a reduction of flesh; said of a jockey in preparation for a race, etc
waste: to waste no time: see time
waste: An improper use or an abuse of a property by a possessor who holds less than fee ownership, such as a tenant, life tenant, mortgagor or vendee Such waste ordinarily impairs the value of the land or the interest of the person holding the title or the reversionary rights
waste: Superfluous; needless
waste: Specifically: Remnants of cops, or other refuse resulting from the working of cotton, wool, hemp, and the like, used for wiping machinery, absorbing oil in the axle boxes of railway cars, etc
waste: Devastate or destroy
waste: lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"
waste: an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"
waste: Waste is the use of money or other resources on things that do not need it. The packets are measured to reduce waste I hate waste
waste: unwanted materials left over from manufacturing or converting processes
waste: To spend unnecessarily or carelessly; to employ prodigally; to expend without valuable result; to apply to useless purposes; to lavish vainly; to squander; to cause to be lost; to destroy by scattering or injury
waste: {f} squander, misspend, misemploy; throw away; destroy, spoil; weaken, impoverish; consume; dwindle away; wither; murder (Slang)
waste: devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
waste: waste away; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"
waste: To bring to ruin; to devastate; to desolate; to destroy
waste: located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
waste: The extravagant, careless, or needless expenditure of Air Force funds or the consumption of Air Force property that results from deficient practices, system controls, or decisions The term also includes improper practices not involving prosecutable fraud NOTE: Consider wartime and emergency operations when explaining possible waste Fore example, legitimate stockpiles and reserves for wartime needs, which may appear redundant and costly, are not considered waste
waste: run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean"
waste: (1) to use, consume, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly, use to no avail, squander; (2) a place, region, or land that is uninhabited or uncultivated, a desert or wilderness; (3) any useless or worthless by-product of a process or the like, refuse or excess material; (4) something that escapes without being used, such as steam; (5) garbage, trash; (6) regarded or discarded as worthless or useless; (7) used as a conveyance or container for refuse as in 'waste can'; (8) excreted from the body as useless
waste: Allowing or causing a property to suffer damage or undue wear and tear to the detriment of another person who has an interest in or claim to the property
waste: Generally, (1) unwanted materials left over from a manufacturing process, or (2) refuse from places where humans and animals live
waste: Lying unused; unproductive; worthless; valueless; refuse; rejected; as, waste land; waste paper
waste: The extravagant careless, or needless expenditure of Government funds, or the consumption of Government property that results from deficient practices, systems, controls, or decisions The term also includes improper practices not involving prosecutable fraud Top
waste: {i} squandering, misuse, disuse; destruction, ruin, loss; desolation, wasteland; desert; refuse, rubbish, garbage; sewage
waste: Lost for want of occupiers or use; superfluous
waste: 1 Unwanted materials left over from a manufacturing process 2 Refuse from places of human or animal habitation Source: US EPA
waste: Old or abandoned workings, whether left as vacant space or filled with refuse
waste: That which is of no value; worthless remnants; refuse
waste: Materials and energy which have no further use and are released to the environment as a means of disposal
waste: Any activity that consumes resources and produces no added value to the product or service a customer receives
waste: the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
waste: spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"
waste: A vaste expanse of water
waste: by a tenant for life or for years, to the prejudice of the heir, or of him in reversion or remainder
waste: (Ticaret) Any activity or process that does not add value to the goods or services required by the customer. Examples of waste include move time, counting inventory, inspection, the production of defective material, rework, etc. Waste is considered to cause increased cost, lead time and quality problems while not adding value, and may be created by vendors, personnel, equipment, incorrect process parameters and many other factors
waste: Refuse or by-products that is perceived as useless, and must be consumed, left over, or thrown away
waste: things left after cutting sheet layouts There are two types of waste in the Program: utilizable (waste pieces) and losses Waste pieces are saved in waste base and can be used in new projects as sheet
waste: Waste land is land, especially in or near a city, which is not used or looked after by anyone, and so is covered by wild plants and rubbish. Yarrow can be found growing wild in fields and on waste ground
waste: Uncultivated or unhabited; barren; desert
waste: Surplus, obsolete, off-specification, contaminated or otherwise unneeded or unwanted material earmarked for disposal
waste: To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value, or the like, gradually; to be consumed; to dwindle; to grow less
waste: Kill; murder
waste: A decaying of the body by disease
waste: Wastes are a large area of land, for example a desert, in which there are very few people, plants, or animals. the barren wastes of the Sahara. see also wasted
waste: Desolate; devastated; stripped; bare; hence, dreary; dismal; gloomy; cheerless
waste: (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"
waste: cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"
wastefully: to a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree; "we are still prodigally rich compared to others
wastefully: in a manner that uses more than is required, squanderingly
wastefully: to a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree; "we are still prodigally rich compared to others"
wastefully: in a wasteful manner
wastefulness: {i} squandering, immoderation
wastefulness: imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources
wastefulness: the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
wastefulness: useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"
wastefulness: {i} thriftlessness