Wastingly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Wastingly is an adverb meaning In a way that causes wastage; wastefully.
Meaning
In a way that causes wastage; wastefully.
Example Sentences
As in decapitating the whale, the operator's instrument is brought close to the spot where an entrance is subsequently forced into the spermaceti magazine; he has, therefore, to be uncommonly heedful, lest a careless, untimely stroke should invade the sanctuary and wastingly let out its invaluable contents.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wastefully, squanderingly, unwastefully, prodigally, worthlessly, uselessly.
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