wasteful

Definition

Inclined to waste or squander money or resources.

Etymology

From Middle English wastful; equivalent to waste + -ful.

Example Sentences

• "As a narrative, competition of the type seen between the London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) and the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) was seen as wasteful, with duplicate routes reflecting an unnecessary use of resources."
• "Shortly vnto the vvaſtefull vvoods ſhe came, / VVhereas ſhe found the Goddeſſe vvith her crevv, […]"