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wastrel |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wastrel \Wast"rel\, n. 1. Any waste thing or substance; as: a Waste land or common land. [Obs.] --Carew. b A profligate. [Prov. Eng.] c A neglected child; a street Arab. [Eng.] 2. Anything cast away as bad or useless, as imperfect bricks, china, etc [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: wastrel n : dissipates resources self-indulgently [syn: {waster}]
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