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W0041800 (wā′stĭd)adj.1. Not profitably used or maintained: a wasted inheritance.2. Needless or superfluous: These are wasted words.3. Deteriorated; ravaged: a wasted landscape.4. Frail and enfeebled, as from prolonged illness; emaciated.5. Slang Drunk or intoxicated.6. Archaic Having elapsed.

wasted

(ˈweɪstɪd) adj1. not exploited or taken advantage of: a wasted opportunity. 2. useless or unprofitable: wasted effort. 3. (Medicine) physically enfeebled and emaciated: a thin wasted figure. 4. (Recreational Drugs) slang showing signs of habitual drug abuse

wast•ed

(ˈweɪ stɪd)

adj. 1. useless; unavailing: wasted efforts. 2. physically debilitated; enfeebled: the wasted bodies of the hostages. 3. Slang. overcome by the influence of alcohol or drugs. 4. Archaic. (of time) gone by. [1400–50] wast′ed•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	wasted - serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"otiose, superfluous, pointless, purposeless, senselessworthless - lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"
	2.	wasted - not used to good advantage; "squandered money cannot be replaced"; "a wasted effort"squanderedlost - no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered; "a lost child"; "lost friends"; "his lost book"; "lost opportunities"
	3.	wasted - (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm"atrophied, diminished
	4.	wasted - very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"bony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletallean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare

wasted

adjective1. useless, unnecessary, pointless, needless I'm sorry you had a wasted journey.2. missed, lost, blown (informal), neglected, squandered a wasted opportunity to help3. emaciated, weak, weakened, withered, frail, skeletal, shrivelled, shrunken, atrophied, scrawny, wizened exercises designed to help build up his wasted limbs

wasted

adjectivePhysically haggard:cadaverous, drawn, emaciated, gaunt, shrunken, skeletal.Idiom: skin and bones.

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waste (one's) breath

To talk of, discuss, or say things that are likely to be ignored or are in vain. Don't bother trying to change my mind about this, you're wasting your breath! It looks like I wasted my breath trying to pitch my idea to the board of directors.See also: breath, waste

waste no time (in) (doing something)

To act or do something immediately or as expediently as possible. Wow, Sarah wasted no time finding a new boyfriend after she and Rob split up. We have to have the application in by tomorrow morning, so we must waste no time in getting everyone's signature that we need.See also: no, time, waste

waste on (someone or something)

To expend something on a person or thing that will not appreciate or properly utilize it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "waste" and "on." Her talent in art is wasted on me—I have no eye for design.See also: on, waste

waste away

1. To dwindle toward a state of nothingness or complete decrepitude; to wither away. He didn't want them to see him wasting away from the cancer. The old industrial site just sits out there wasting away, unable to be rezoned due to contamination.2. To squander something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "waste" and "away." I feel like we've been wasting away every weekend watching TV. Let's try to get out of the house tomorrow. The old fool wasted his fortune away on trips to the casino.See also: away, waste

waste away

to wither or dwindle away. Our money just seemed to waste away. As she grew older, she just sort of wasted away.See also: away, waste

waste something away

to use something up wastefully; to dissipate something. He wasted all his money away and had to live in poverty. They wasted away everything and regretted it later.See also: away, waste

waste away

Lose energy and vigor, become enfeebled and weak, as in She was wasting away before our eyes. [Late 1300s] See also: away, waste

waste away

v.1. To lose energy, strength, weight, or vigor; become weak or enfeebled: The patient wasted away from cancer.2. To spend some time idly or wastefully: They are wasting their lives away playing video games. The idle rich waste away their days. See also: away, waste

wasted

1. mod. dead; killed. That’s silly. We all end up wasted one way or another. 2. mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. I’ve never seen a bartender get wasted before. 3. mod. exhausted. I worked two shifts, and I’m totally wasted.

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adj useless

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adj missed

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adj serving no useful purpose

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adj not used to good advantage

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adj (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use

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adj very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

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