"wastingly" meaning in All languages combined

See wastingly on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

Forms: more wastingly [comparative], most wastingly [superlative]
Etymology: wasting + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wasting|ly}} wasting + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} wastingly (comparative more wastingly, superlative most wastingly)
  1. In a way that causes wastage; wastefully.
    Sense id: en-wastingly-en-adv-WRTms9C0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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