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Meanings of wastefulness in inglés

portugués
desperdício
catalán
dissipació
español
despilfarro

Useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly.

despilfarro
Usage of wastefulness in inglés
1
Carelessness is the twin sister of wastefulness; they go hand in hand.
Community Civics and Rural Life
2
In this war, more than in other campaigns, the wastefulness is apparent.
With the Allies
3
It's an antidote to wastefulness and to the need for immediate gratification.
The art of mending: a novel
4
She commented severely upon the wastefulness of always having pastry for dinner.
The Telegraph Boy
5
I will now be compelled to pay for the wastefulness of others.
The Irish Times
6
Marguerite halted on the threshold, petrified at this tremendous wastefulness, and exclaimed:-
Les Misérables
7
Properly viewed, it is an extravagant wastefulness which no farmer can afford.
Cattle and Their Diseases / Embracing Their History and Breeds, ...
8
Whether this is true or not, Americans have a reputation for wastefulness.
Community Civics and Rural Life
9
The core problem behind this wastefulness is the convoluted way we consume protein.
Wired
10
A similar wastefulness formerly prevailed in Russia, though not from the same cause.
The Earth as Modified by Human Action
11
It has lifted the farmer above the wastefulness of being his own errand-boy.
The History of the Telephone
12
Our consciousness is also raised by the cruelty and wastefulness of natural selection.
The portable atheist: essential readings for the nonbeliever
13
Blackburn's efficiency was highlighted in a few seconds following Fulham wastefulness.
The Guardian
14
This might snowball into feeling a bit more irritation and upset about wastefulness.
Ebony
15
Nothing reveals the sculptural opulence of Italy like this apparent wastefulness.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XV...
16
It was said on page 176 that wastefulness is our chief national sin.
Community Civics and Rural Life
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portugués
desperdício
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