What is the Latin word for wasteful?

The usual Latin words for “wasteful” are prōdigus, profundō, effundō; also dēstrūctīvus, dēsōlō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“wasteful” in Latin

prōdiguswasteful, lavish, prodigal profundōto pour forth, to lavish; to prostrate; to squander effundōto pour out, shed, spread abroad, drain off; to pour, drive, cast or send out, shower, discharge; to give oneself up to,dēstrūctīvusdestructive dēsōlōto leave alone, make lonely, lay waste, desolate; to forsake, abandon or desert

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

wasteful

Destructive, Vid:

Desolate, uncultivated, Vid:

Prodigal, prodigus (of one that does not consider the value of money or possession): profusus: effusus (that lavishes or throws away what he possesses, although he knows its value; also said of things; e.g., sumtus; i. e., wasteful expense). Wasteful in anything, prodigus or effusus in aliqua re.

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What is the Latin word for wasteful?: The usual Latin words for “wasteful” are prōdigus, profundō, effundō; also dēstrūctīvus, dēsōlō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.