| slovo | definícia |
wasteful
(encz) | wasteful,marnotratný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
wasteful
(encz) | wasteful,nehospodárný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
wasteful
(encz) | wasteful,neúsporný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
wasteful
(encz) | wasteful,plýtvající adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Wasteful
(gcide) | Wasteful \Waste"ful\, a.
1. Full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as,
wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses.
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2. Expending, or tending to expend, property, or that which
is valuable, in a needless or useless manner; lavish;
prodigal; as, a wasteful person; a wasteful disposition.
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3. Waste; desolate; unoccupied; untilled. [Obs.]
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In wilderness and wasteful desert strayed.
--Spenser.
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Syn: Lavish; profuse; prodigal; extravagant.
[1913 Webster] -- Waste"ful*ly, adv. --
Waste"ful*ness, n.
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wasteful
(wn) | wasteful
adj 1: inefficient in use of time and effort and materials; "a
clumsy and wasteful process"; "wasteful duplication of
effort"; "uneconomical ebb and flow of power" [syn:
uneconomical, wasteful]
2: tending to squander and waste [ant: thrifty]
3: laying waste; "when wasteful war shall statues overturn"-
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wastefully
(encz) | wastefully,neúsporně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
wastefulness
(encz) | wastefulness,marnotratnost n: Zdeněk Brožwastefulness,nešetrnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Wasteful
(gcide) | Wasteful \Waste"ful\, a.
1. Full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as,
wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses.
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2. Expending, or tending to expend, property, or that which
is valuable, in a needless or useless manner; lavish;
prodigal; as, a wasteful person; a wasteful disposition.
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3. Waste; desolate; unoccupied; untilled. [Obs.]
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In wilderness and wasteful desert strayed.
--Spenser.
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Syn: Lavish; profuse; prodigal; extravagant.
[1913 Webster] -- Waste"ful*ly, adv. --
Waste"ful*ness, n.
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Wastefully
(gcide) | Wasteful \Waste"ful\, a.
1. Full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as,
wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses.
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2. Expending, or tending to expend, property, or that which
is valuable, in a needless or useless manner; lavish;
prodigal; as, a wasteful person; a wasteful disposition.
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3. Waste; desolate; unoccupied; untilled. [Obs.]
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In wilderness and wasteful desert strayed.
--Spenser.
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Syn: Lavish; profuse; prodigal; extravagant.
[1913 Webster] -- Waste"ful*ly, adv. --
Waste"ful*ness, n.
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Wastefulness
(gcide) | Wasteful \Waste"ful\, a.
1. Full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as,
wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses.
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2. Expending, or tending to expend, property, or that which
is valuable, in a needless or useless manner; lavish;
prodigal; as, a wasteful person; a wasteful disposition.
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3. Waste; desolate; unoccupied; untilled. [Obs.]
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In wilderness and wasteful desert strayed.
--Spenser.
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Syn: Lavish; profuse; prodigal; extravagant.
[1913 Webster] -- Waste"ful*ly, adv. --
Waste"ful*ness, n.
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wastefully
(wn) | wastefully
adv 1: to a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree; "we are
still prodigally rich compared to others" [syn:
wastefully, prodigally] |
wastefulness
(wn) | wastefulness
n 1: the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by
thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed
opportunities" [syn: thriftlessness, waste,
wastefulness]
2: 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" [syn: waste, wastefulness,
dissipation] |
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