Definition of wasteful

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• wasteful is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
• wasteful is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
• wasteful is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of wasteful

• inefficient in use of time and effort and materials (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a clumsy and wasteful process
  2. wasteful duplication of effort

  Synonyms

  1. uneconomical
• laying waste (adjective)

  Examples

  1. when wasteful war shall statues overturn
• tending to squander and waste (adjective)

See definition of wasteful in Merriam Webster