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Meaning of wastry | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈweɪstɹi/

Definitions

Extravagance, wastefulness.

Northern-England, Scotland, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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