wastful

Middle English

Alternative forms

• waastful, wastefulle, wastfull

Etymology

From wast (“desolate”) +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwaːstful/, /ˈwastful/

Noun

wastful (uncountable) (rare, Late Middle English)

1. wasteful, profligate
2. empty, deserted
3. destructive, devastating

Descendants

• English: wasteful

References

• “wā̆stful̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.