It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much. ... The life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully.
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Wastefully
//ˈweɪstfəli//
Synonyms for "wastefully" (2 found)
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Like photons from a light source, electric motors wastefully radiate magnetic energy in all directions.
Source: tatoeba (10841958)
I feel that you're wasting your time into foolish endeavors too wastefully.
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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.
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