wastefully

[US]/'weistfəli/
[UK]/ˈ westfəlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. på en måde, der involverer overdreven eller unødvendig udgift eller forbrug; uden bevarelse eller sparsommelighed

Real-world Examples

Yes. The estate has been run very wastefully for many years.

Ja. Godset er blevet drevet meget spildkål for mange år.

Source: Downton Abbey Season 3

They're killed as by-catch and most sadly and I think most wastefully, they're killed for just their fins.

De bliver dræbt som bifangst, og det er meget sørgeligt, og jeg synes, det er meget spildkål, de bliver dræbt for deres finner.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2017 Collection

Yes. The estate has been run very wastefully for many years. - I won't listen to this! - Now, come on, Jarvis. If I can listen to it, so can you.

Ja. Godset er blevet drevet meget spildkål for mange år. - Jeg vil ikke lytte til det! - Nu, kom nu, Jarvis. Hvis jeg kan lytte til det, kan du også.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 3

It was a self-absorption with no comfort, a demand for expression with no outlet, a sense of time rushing by, ceaselessly and wastefully—assuaged only by that conviction that there was nothing to waste, because all efforts and attainments were equally valueless.

Det var en selvoptagethed uden trøst, en efterspørgsel efter udtryk uden udløb, en følelse af, at tiden løb ud, ubarmhjertigt og spildkål - dulmet kun af den overbevisning, at der ikke var noget at spilde, fordi alle anstrengelser og bedrifter var lige værdiløse.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 1)

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