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# wasteful

«wasteful» in Mova's school dictionary: **using more of something than is needed, or using it…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

Wasteful means using more of something than is needed, or using it carelessly so that some is lost or thrown away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wasteful/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science, geography and everyday life, lessons on saving energy, water and food teach that leaving lights on, running taps and throwing away food are wasteful. Reduce, reuse, recycle helps us be less wasteful. Phrases: «wasteful of», «a wasteful habit», «wasteful packaging».

### examples

- Leaving the tap running is wasteful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wasteful/#x1)
- It's wasteful to throw away food you could eat later. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wasteful/#x2)
- Too much plastic packaging is wasteful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wasteful/#x3)
- Leaving lights on in empty rooms is wasteful of energy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wasteful/#x4)
- Buying things you never use is wasteful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wasteful/#x5)
- Recycling helps us be less wasteful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wasteful/#x6)
- If it was from economy, and you are anxious to teach me not to be wasteful, you have no cause for alarm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wasteful/#x7)

### note

Adjective: «waste» + «-ful» (one l). Opposite: «thrifty», «careful», «economical». Noun: «wastefulness». Do not confuse «waste» with «waist» (the middle of your body).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «wasteful» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wasteful/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.