wastefully
/ˈweɪstfəli/
wastefully adverb: in a wasteful manner.
Adverb
wastefully (comparative more wastefully, superlative most wastefully)
- In a wasteful manner.
- Özil was narrowly wide with a free-kick after Nathaniel Chalobah fouled Danny Welbeck and Santi Cazorla shot wastefully over the bar, before Arsenal nearly managed to take the lead just before the half-hour.18 April 2015, Paul Wilson, “Alexis Sánchez sends Arsenal into final after gallant Reading go the distance”, in The Guardian
- City carried little threat in the early stages and when they did work an opportunity on 10 minutes, Dzeko's replacement Balotelli shot wastefully over the bar.2011 October 1, David Ornstein, “Blackburn 0 - 4 Man City”, in BBC Sport
wastefully meaning in Tamil
wastefully in Tamil
- ஆழும்பாழுமாய்
Forms of wastefully
| comparative | more wastefully |
|---|---|
| superlative | most wastefully |
Origin of wastefully
From Middle English wastfully; equivalent to wasteful + -ly.
Words formed from wastefully
Questions about wastefully
- What does wastefully mean?
- Wastefully means in a wasteful manner.
- What is wastefully in Tamil?
- Wastefully in Tamil is ஆழும்பாழுமாய். See Wastefully meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is wastefully?
- Wastefully is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce wastefully?
- Wastefully is pronounced /ˈweɪstfəli/.
Words near wastefully in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: wastefully (page history and authors); wastefully (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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