† wastelyadv.
Obsolete. rare.
Unprofitably.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adverb] > uselessly or unprofitably
wastelya1382
unnaita1400
unnaitlikea1400
ungainfully1593
ungainsomely1662
profitlessly1832
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xxx. 7 Egipt forsothe wastli, and in veyn [L. frustra et vane, a1425 in veyn, and idili] shal helpen.
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adv.a1382- german-based
- german-born
- german-bred
- get a good hand
- get a good hand against
- get a good name
- get a good ready
- get a good wind
- get a grip on
- get a grip on oneself
- get a gripe of
- get a guernsey
- get a half-nelson on
- get a halfnelson on
- get a handle on
- get a head
- get a hen on
- get a hump on
- get a kick out of
- get a leg up on
- get a life
- get a line on
- get a livelihood
- get a living
- get a load of