wastefully
/ˈweɪstfəli/adverb
wastefully is spelled W-A-S-T-E-F-U-L-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, wastefully means “In a wasteful manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wastefully?
| Letters | 10: W-A-S-T-E-F-U-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is wastefully?
Wastefully appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce wastefully?
- /ˈweɪstfəli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-wastefully.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-wastefully.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wastefully
- more wastefully comparative
- most wastefully superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wastefully mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a wasteful manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wastefully in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | verschwenderisch |
| Spanish | derrochadoramente, despilfarradoramente, malgastadoramente, manirrotamente, botaratemente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does wastefully come from?
From Middle English wastfully; equivalent to wasteful + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).