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121Wasteful — Waste ful, a. 1. Full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as, wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses. [1913 Webster] 2. Expending, or tending to expend, property, or that which is valuable, in a needless or useless manner;… …
122Wastefully — Wasteful Waste ful, a. 1. Full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as, wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses. [1913 Webster] 2. Expending, or tending to expend, property, or that which is valuable, in a needless or useless… …
123Wastefulness — Wasteful Waste ful, a. 1. Full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as, wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses. [1913 Webster] 2. Expending, or tending to expend, property, or that which is valuable, in a needless or useless… …
124Wrackful — Wrack ful, a. Ruinous; destructive. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
125aftermath — noun Etymology: 4after + math (mowing, crop) Date: 1523 1. a second growth crop called also rowen 2. consequence, result < stricken with guilt as an aftermath of the accident > 3. the period immediately following a usually …
126Ate — noun Etymology: Greek Atē Date: 1583 a Greek goddess personifying foolhardy and ruinous impulse …
127destructive — adjective Date: 15th century 1. causing destruction ; ruinous < destructive storm > 2. designed or tending to hurt or destroy < destructive criticism > • destructively adverb • destructiveness …
128Hezekiah — noun Etymology: Hebrew Ḥizqīyāh Date: 14th century a king of Judah under whom the kingdom underwent a ruinous Assyrian invasion at the end of the eighth century B.C …
