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| boondoggle |
unnecessary, wasteful, or impractical work; make-work. [2/3 definitions] |
| consumptive |
inclined to consume; wasteful. [1/4 definitions] |
| dissipation |
wasteful using or spending, esp. in the dissolute pursuit of pleasure. [1/2 definitions] |
| economize |
to practice thrift; avoid wasteful expenditure; be economical. [1/2 definitions] |
| improvident |
not providing for future needs; careless; wasteful. |
| inefficient |
using excessive time or means to produce or achieve results; wasteful; uneconomical. [1/2 definitions] |
| save1 |
to keep (something) from being carried out or used in way that would be wasteful; spare. [1/4 definitions] |
| spendthrift |
one who is extravagant or wasteful with money; squanderer. [2 definitions] |
| take up |
to fill or use (space or time), often in a way that is considered wasteful. |
| thriftless |
lacking thrift; careless with money; improvident; wasteful. |
| wastrel |
someone who is wasteful, esp. with money. [1/2 definitions] |
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