adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   dominated or plagued by waste.

   "It was not very pleasant to walk along the refuse-strewn, waste-ridden beach."

Example

More examples

"It was not very pleasant to walk along the refuse-strewn, waste-ridden beach."

Etymology

From waste + -ridden.

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