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The truth is, as most of us know, that global warming is real and humans are major contributors, mainly because we wastefully burn fossil fuels.
David Suzuki

Meaning of "wastefully" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WASTEFULLY

wastefully  [ˈweɪstfʊlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WASTEFULLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wastefully is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES WASTEFULLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wastefully in the English dictionary

The definition of wastefully in the dictionary is in a wasteful way; extravagantlyto use sth wastefully.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WASTEFULLY


artfully
ˈɑːtfʊlɪ
delightfully
dɪˈlaɪtfʊlɪ
disgustfully
dɪsˈɡʌstfʊlɪ
disrespectfully
ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfʊlɪ
distastefully
dɪsˈteɪstfʊlɪ
distrustfully
dɪsˈtrʌstfʊlɪ
eventfully
ɪˈvɛntfʊlɪ
fitfully
ˈfɪtfʊlɪ
ghastfully
ˈɡɑːstfʊlɪ
gratefully
ˈɡreɪtfʊlɪ
hastefully
ˈheɪstfʊlɪ
regretfully
rɪˈɡretfʊlɪ
respectfully
rɪˈspɛktfʊlɪ
rightfully
ˈraɪtfʊlɪ
spitefully
ˈspaɪtfʊlɪ
tastefully
ˈteɪstfʊlɪ
thoughtfully
ˈθɔːtfʊlɪ
tristfully
ˈtrɪstfʊlɪ
uneventfully
ˌʌnɪˈvɛntfʊlɪ
wistfully
ˈwɪstfʊlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WASTEFULLY

waste management
waste material
waste minimization
waste pipe
waste products
waste water
wastebasket
wastebin
wasted
wasteful
wastefulness
wastel
wasteland
wastelot
wasteness
wastepaper
wastepaper basket
wastepaper bin
waster
wasterfully

WORDS THAT END LIKE WASTEFULLY

awfully
beautifully
bully
carefully
faithfully
forcefully
fully
gracefully
hopefully
lawfully
painfully
peacefully
playfully
powerfully
skillfully
successfully
thankfully
truthfully
unmercifully
unsuccessfully
wonderfully

Synonyms and antonyms of wastefully in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wastefully» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WASTEFULLY

Find out the translation of wastefully to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wastefully from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wastefully» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

浪费
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pródigamente
570 millions of speakers

English

wastefully
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

wastefully
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بإسراف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

расточительно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

wastefully
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপচয় করিতেছে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inutilement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sia-sia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verschwenderisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無駄に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쓸데
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sampah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lãng phí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வீணாகச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निष्फळपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

savurgan bir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

wastefully
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozrzutnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

марнотратно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

risipitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπάταλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verkwis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slösaktigt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wastefully
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wastefully

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WASTEFULLY»

The term «wastefully» is regularly used and occupies the 84.329 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WASTEFULLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wastefully» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wastefully» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wastefully

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QUOTES WITH «WASTEFULLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wastefully.
1
David Suzuki
The truth is, as most of us know, that global warming is real and humans are major contributors, mainly because we wastefully burn fossil fuels.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WASTEFULLY»

Discover the use of wastefully in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wastefully and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bulletin
It is wastefully mined, wastefully distributed, and wastefully utilized. It is wastefully mined because of the conditions of competition which society imposes upon its exploitation. It is wastefully distributed as a result of the unnecessary ...
‎1917
2
Railway Review
It is wastefully mined because of the conditions of competition which society imposes upon its exploitation. It is wastefully distributed as a result of the unnecessary transportation in regions supplied with water power or with coals less desirable ...
‎1918
3
Parliamentary Debates: House of Representatives
As I was saying, then, the Minister made some remarks about some of the foreign companies having wastefully expended their moneys. They may or they may not have wastefully expended their moneys ; butI would like to ask the House to ...
New Zealand. Parliament, 1898
4
The Railway Review
It is wastefully mined because of the conditions of competition which society imposes upon its exploitation. It is wastefully distributed as a result of the unnecessary transportation in regions supplied with water power or with coals less desirable ...
‎1918
5
Bulletin
It is wastefully mined, wastefully distributed, and wastefully utilized. It is wastefully mined because of the conditions of competition which society imposes upon its exploitation. It is wastefully distributed as a result of the unnecessary ...
United States National Museum, 1917
6
How to Raise an Ox: Zen Practice as Taught in Master Dogen's ...
However, though you are wastefully enslaved to a hundred years of just running about here and there, if you involve yourself in continuous practice for just one day, you not only practice for a hundred years of this one lifetime, but you also help ...
Francis Harold Cook, Francis Dojun Cook, 1978
7
The energy resources of the United States: a field for ...
It is wastefully mined, wastefully distributed, and wastefully utilized. It is wastefully mined because of the conditions of competition which society imposes upon its exploitation. It is wastefully distributed as a result of the unnecessary ...
Chester G. Gilbert, Joseph Ezekiel Pogue, 1919
8
Coal: the resource and its full utilization
It is wastefully mined, wastefully distributed, and wastefully utilized. It is wastefully mined because of the conditions of competition which society imposes upon its exploitation. It is wastefully X distributed as a result of the unnecessary ...
Chester G. Gilbert, Joseph Ezekiel Pogue, 1918
9
The Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and ...
It is wastefully mined, wastefully distributed, and wastefully utilized. It is wastefully mined because of the conditions of competition which society imposes upon its exploitation. It is wastefully distributed as a result of the unnecessary ...
Richard Rathbun, 1917
10
An Annotated Revision of the Statutes of Louisiana Through ...
In order to protect the natural gas fields of this State, it is hereby declared to be unlawful and a nuisance for any person, firm, or corporation to negligently permit or suffer any natural gas well to go wild or become uncontrollable or wastefully ...
Louisiana, Robert Hardin Marr, 1915

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WASTEFULLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wastefully is used in the context of the following news items.
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Panama beats USA on penalty kicks in Gold Cup third-place match
Moments later, Roberto Nurse fired wastefully wide after latching on to a fine cross from Miguel Camargo. Nurse made amends in style on 55 minutes, however, ... «SportingNews.com, Jul 15»
2
Japan star blasts firms over 'wastefully large' cash holdings
Japan equity veteran Hideo Shiozumi has branded the cash positions of some of the country's companies as 'wastefully large' and said efforts to improve ... «Citywire.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
270000 tonnes of food wasted during Ramadan
Every year during the fasting month (Ramadan), about 270,000 tonnes of leftovers are disposed of wastefully. – June 19 2015.Every year during the fasting ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jun 15»
4
Stop living wastefully and start living resourcefully
While each of us can do a lot in making schools less wasteful, better results are achieved when the whole school makes a commitment to minimizing resource ... «Citizen Matters, Bangalore, Jun 15»
5
Alaska Natives: Trawlers threaten halibut fishery
Trawlers and factory ships prowl the Bering Sea, wastefully catching and killing over 6 million pounds of halibut each year. The trawlers' large nets drag up tons ... «The Seattle Times, May 15»
6
Drill deeper than oil for Saudi prosperity
The most important reforms centre on energy, which Saudi Arabia uses wastefully. Much of it comes from gas, a byproduct of drilling that was once impossible to ... «Financial Times, May 15»
7
African oil producers endorse 'Zero Routine Flaring by 2030' initiative
gasflare-adamcohn-flickr According to the World Bank, nearly 140bn cu/m of natural gas produced with oil is wastefully burned or flared at thousands of oilfields ... «Oil Review Africa, Apr 15»
8
Countries, Oil Companies Will Stop Routine Gas Flaring
Every year, around 140 billion cubic meters of natural gas produced together with oil is wastefully burned or “flared” at thousands of oil fields around the world. «Environment News Service, Apr 15»
9
Where School Dollars Are Used Wisely and Wastefully
Regionally, trends suggest that the North East is home to some of the most wasteful school districts. Of the bottom 10 cities on the list, seven are located in that ... «GovExec.com, Feb 15»
10
Wastefully killing wildlife:” DNR, Sheriff's officials need help with …
GREEN LAKE (WITI) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, along with the Green Lake County Sheriff's Office, is asking the public to assist with a ... «fox6now.com, Dec 14»

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