wastefully

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

Translation

adv. sa paraang nagsasangkot ng labis o hindi kinakailangang paggastos o pagkonsumo; walang pagtitipid o pagiging matipid

Real-world Examples

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

Oo. Ang pagmamay-ari ay pinamumunuan nang napakasayang-sayang sa loob ng maraming taon.

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.

Pinapatay sila bilang by-catch at sa kasamaang palad at sa akala ko ay napakasayang-sayang, pinapatay sila para lamang sa kanilang mga palikpik.

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.

Oo. Ang pagmamay-ari ay pinamumunuan nang napakasayang-sayang sa loob ng maraming taon. - Ayaw kong makinig dito! - Halika na, Jarvis. Kung ako ay makinig dito, kaya mo rin.

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.

Ito ay isang pagka-abala sa sarili na walang kaginhawaan, isang pangangailangan para sa pagpapahayag na walang lugar, isang pakiramdam ng oras na dumadaloy nang walang humpay at napakasayang-sayang—napapawi lamang ng paniniwala na walang sayang, dahil ang lahat ng pagsisikap at pagkamit ay pantay-pantay na walang halaga.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 1)

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