Unconserving
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 That does not conserve.
"In the community at large, as in the cities, patterns of transport have evolved which no one particularly intended and which have turned out to be inordinately costly and unconserving. Road users never pay their full costs."
Example
More examples"In the community at large, as in the cities, patterns of transport have evolved which no one particularly intended and which have turned out to be inordinately costly and unconserving. Road users never pay their full costs."
Etymology
From un- + conserving.
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