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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Quotation dates: 1605-1606
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Wastedness, n. [Wasted ppl. adj.] Extravagance, prodigality. —1605-6 Welsh Forty-eight Serm. 118.
As a man would turn from wastedness to niggardness, or from niggardness to wastry
