Hyphenation of wasteful

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word wasteful? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

waste-ful

Definitions of wasteful:

1.	Inefficient in use of time and effort and materials A clumsy and wasteful process Wasteful duplication of effort Uneconomical ebb and flow of power
2.	Tending to squander and waste
3.	Laying waste When wasteful war shall statues overturn- Shakespeare

Synonyms of wasteful:

adj	uneconomical, inefficient
adj	wasteful, extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, pound-foolish, uneconomical, uneconomic, improvident
adj	destructive

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.