wastful

Middle English

Alternative forms

waastful, wastefulle, wastfull

Etymology

From wast (“desolate”) +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwaːstful/, /ˈwastful/

Noun

wastful (uncountable) (rare, Late Middle English)

Descendants

English: wasteful

References

“wā̆stful̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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