wastrel
wastrel
Definition
wast·rel (wās′trəl)
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.
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