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Noun: wastefulness  weyst-ful-nus
  1. The trait of wasting resources
    "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
    - thriftlessness, waste
     
  2. Useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
    - waste, dissipation

Derived forms: wastefulnesses

See also: wasteful

Type of: activity, improvidence, shortsightedness

Encyclopedia: Wastefulness

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