"wastry" meaning in English

See wastry in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈweɪstɹi/ [UK] Forms: more wastry [comparative], most wastry [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪstɹi Etymology: From waste + -ery. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|waste|ery}} waste + -ery Head templates: {{en-adj}} wastry (comparative more wastry, superlative most wastry)
  1. wasteful, extravagant
    Sense id: en-wastry-en-adj-WMkdMveE

Noun

IPA: /ˈweɪstɹi/ [UK]
Rhymes: -eɪstɹi Etymology: From waste + -ery. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|waste|ery}} waste + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} wastry (uncountable)
  1. (Scotland, Northern England) Extravagance, wastefulness. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, uncountable Synonyms: wastery
    Sense id: en-wastry-en-noun-Q43zG9Bf Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ery: 5 95

Alternative forms

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