单词 | wastrelism |
释义 | > as lemmasˈwastrelism ˈwastrelism n. = wastreldom n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > waste of money or extravagance > [noun] > on part of government wastreldom1906 wastrelism1906 1906 Westmorland Gaz. 14 Mar. 3/2 He was, indeed, heard to say that under our present Fiscal system the wine of our manhood was oozing out while the water of wastrelism was oozing in. Sir Wilfrid Lawson was..somewhat annoyed to think that the best of all drinks should be confounded with wastrelism. 1919 Daily Mail 15 Oct. 6/2 Such arguments in the interest of wastrelism have been abundantly refuted. < as lemmas |
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