wastry

English

Etymology

From waste +‎ -ery.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈweɪstɹi/
• Rhymes: -eɪstɹi

Noun

wastry (uncountable)

1. (Scotland, Northern England) Extravagance, wastefulness.
   • 1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 136:

     Syne Chae had the toddy made and he handed a glass to Ewan first, as was right with a man, and another to Chris, with three spoonfuls of sugar in it, Mistress Strachan might have had something to say about that if she'd seen such wastry.

Synonyms

• wastery

Adjective

wastry (comparative more wastry, superlative most wastry)

1. wasteful, extravagant

Anagrams

• sawtry, strawy, swarty