wastefully

wastefully
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. extravagantly, profligately, improvidently, carelessly, wildly, immoderately, thriftlessly, recklessly, prodigally, destructively, unstintedly, incontinently, foolishly, lavishly, inconsiderately, openhandedly, imprudently, ruthlessly, profusely, overgenerously, with no thought for tomorrow, without a second thought, without restraint, without good sense, without consideration.

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  • wastefully — waste·ful·ly …   English syllables

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  • wastefully — adverb to a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree we are still prodigally rich compared to others • Syn: ↑prodigally • Derived from adjective: ↑prodigal (for: ↑prodigally), ↑wasteful …   Useful english dictionary

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