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wastrel Definition

wast·rel (wās′trəl)

noun

  1. a person who wastes; esp., a spendthrift
  2. good-for-nothing

Etymology: dim. of waster

wastrel Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • talentless: How did an idle, talentless, disgruntled wastrel come to terrorize a continent?
  • upper-class: A young upper-class wastrel, good-natured and kind-hearted, but mentally quite negligible.
  • selfish: Simon Schatzberger undoubtedly stole the show as Harry, a selfish wastrel struck down by a debilitating stroke.

Noun used with modifier

  • energy: When such energetics are compared with those of other animals, humans look like energy wastrels.