Meaning

Disposable; intended for a single use prior to being discarded..

Definitions by Sense

1. Disposable; intended for a single use prior to being discarded.
2. Extemporaneous; off the cuff.
3. Given in a casual manner, either deliberately or unconsciously, with apparent disregard for effect.
4. Something temporary and disposable, as:

Example Sentences

Water was provided in throwaway plastic bottles, but the more ecologically minded of us refilled our initial bottles from the fountain.

More people means that more synthetic compounds and dangerous throwaway plastics are manufactured, many of which add to the growing toxification of the Earth.

The host made a throwaway remark about the president that was later repeated on the television news.

As the film opens, a martial-drum-dominated version of the "Star Wars" theme and the inevitable bottom-to-top print crawl inform us that the Clone Wars, a conflict that originated as a throwaway line in the original 1977 film... https://web.archive.org/web/20150911134648/http://www.nysun.com/arts/star-wars-clone-wars-painted-in-the-stars/83922/

I was intrigued by the exchange in one of the opening scenes where the Warden says to Snake: "You flew the wing-five over Leningrad, didn't you?" It turns out to be just a throwaway line, but for a moment it worked like the best SF, where a casual reference can imply a lot. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125090151/http://project.cyberpunk.ru/idb/gibson_interview.html

In one throwaway visual gag, the towering filing cabinet behind his desk is shown to have no drawers at all, but several concealed mirrors instead.

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• throwaways

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