WASTEFUL, adjective 1. Lavish; prodigal; expending property, or that which is valuable, without necessity or use; applied to persons. 2. Destructive to property; ruinous; as wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses. 3. Desolate; unoccupied; untilled; uncultivated. In wilderness and wasteful deserts strayd.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI