What is the meaning of wasteful?

adjective

  • Inefficient in use of time and effort and materials.
    • usage: "a clumsy and wasteful process"; "wasteful duplication of effort"; "uneconomical ebb and flow of power"
  • Tending to squander and waste.
  • Laying waste. "when wasteful war shall statues overturn- Shakespeare
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