potevu

How to say it

Meaning

wasteful or extravagant, prone to squandering or losing things; also destructive or ruinous.

Good to know

adj; lost, strayed; destructive; disastrous, ruinous; wasteful, extrav- agant

Examples

• Kijana huyu ni potevu kwa fedha zake.This young man is wasteful with his money.
• Je, tabia yake ya kuwa potevu itamletea matatizo?Will his wasteful habits bring him trouble?
• Hakuwa potevu, aliweka akiba kila mwezi.He was not wasteful, he saved money every month.
• Matumizi potevu yalimwacha bila kitu mwishoni mwa mwezi.Extravagant spending left him with nothing by the end of the month.