wasteful

sprecone, dispendioso

Che usa più denaro, tempo, cibo o altre risorse utili del necessario.

In inglese semplice: Using more money, time, food, or other useful things than necessary.

• Leaving the lights on is wasteful.
• We need to change our wasteful shopping habits.
• The report criticized wasteful spending on unused equipment.

Come si usa: wasteful of something (The old heating system is wasteful of energy.)

Sinonimi: extravagant, uneconomical

Contrari: economical, frugal

Espressioni comuni: wasteful spending, wasteful habits, wasteful use