| Word | Wasteful |
|---|---|
| Meaning | using something in a careless or uncaring way |
| Example 1 | Wasteful spending led the family to be penniless and living in a shelter. |
| Example 2 | Restaurants in the area are wasteful with leftover food, throwing away thousands of pounds of fruit and vegetables every week. |
| Example 3 | Hiring so many workers is wasteful since not there isn’t that much to do in the small shop. |
| Example 4 | The woman’s wasteful shopping sprees left her broke and without any money in her savings. |
| Example 5 | Because of the kid’s wasteful use of paper towel, there are none left in the house. |
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