Wasteful
/ˈweɪst.fəl/noun
Using or consuming more than is needed; not economical or efficient.
Did you know?“Waste” comes from a family of words tied to emptiness and desolation, and in older English it could describe land left ruined or abandoned, not just things thrown away.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ueh₂-
“to be empty, void, or desolate”
Latin
Latin
vastus
“empty, desolate, waste, uncultivated”
Old French
Old French
waste
“desolate, uncultivated land; ruin”
Middle English
English
wasten
“to lay waste, destroy, consume uselessly”
Modern English
English
wasteful
“inclined to waste; spending or using carelessly or extravagantly”