wastefully

/ˈweɪstfəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

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adv

"Özil was narrowly wide with a free-kick after Nathaniel Chalobah fouled Danny Welbeck and Santi Cazorla shot wastefully over the bar, before Arsenal nearly managed to take the lead just before the half-hour."
"City carried little threat in the early stages and when they did work an opportunity on 10 minutes, Dzeko's replacement Balotelli shot wastefully over the bar."

From Middle English wastfully; equivalent to wasteful + -ly.

more wastefully (comparative) most wastefully (superlative)

unwastefully

prodigally

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How do you pronounce wastefully?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈweɪstfəli/.

What does wastefully mean?

In a wasteful manner.

Where does wastefully come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

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