Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Wasteful

• (a.) Full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as, wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses.
• (a.) 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.
• (a.) Waste; desolate; unoccupied; untilled.

Synonyms of Wasteful

• Uneconomical

Antonyms of Wasteful

• Thrifty

Homophones of Wasteful