wasteful

wasteful
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. extravagant, profligate, dissipated, prodigal, liberal, immoderate, overgenerous, incontinent, thriftless, lavish, squandering, profuse, unthrifty, improvident, careless, reckless, cavalier, wild, full-handed, without stint, destructive, with money to burn*, easy come easy go*, out of bounds*.
Ant. stingy*, miserly, tightfisted.
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
prodigal, extravagant, lavish, spendthrift, improvident, excessive, immoderate, free-spending, overgenerous, penny-wise and pound-foolish.
ANT.: thrifty, economical, frugal
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Characterized by excessive or imprudent spending: extravagant, lavish, prodigal, profligate, profuse, spendthrift. See CAREFUL, EXCESS, SAVE.

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