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wastefulness in WordNet English dictionary
noun- useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
"if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"
waste wastefulness dissipation
- the trait of wasting resources
"a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
thriftlessness waste wastefulness
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wastefulness in English Wiktionary
- (noun) imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources
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