wasteful
Example Sentences
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A slightly “wasteful” gift can be a more credible signal than cash precisely because it reveals effort.
They were error-prone at the back, wasteful in possession, out battled and failed to register a shot on target.
From BBC
“If the need to compile wasteful supplementary budgets is to be avoided, even with an expanded initial budget, it can be evaluated as a responsible proactive fiscal policy.”
Unforgivable chasing of Mitchell Starc in the twilight ended a skittish first innings, made all the more wasteful when he was out to a good ball in the second.
From BBC
They have been wasteful with the bat, wayward with the ball and have dropped catches.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
