wasted
Americanadjective
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done to no avail; useless.
wasted efforts.
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physically or psychologically exhausted; debilitated.
to be wasted by a long illness.
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Slang. overcome by the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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Archaic. (of time) gone by.
adjective
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not exploited or taken advantage of
a wasted opportunity
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useless or unprofitable
wasted effort
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physically enfeebled and emaciated
a thin wasted figure
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slang showing signs of habitual drug abuse
Other Word Forms
- unwasted adjective
- wastedness noun
Etymology
Origin of wasted
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; waste, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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"The hourglass is slowly running out, and time is being wasted," he said.
From BBC
City wasted little time testing Newcastle's fatigue levels with a vibrant start.
From Barron's
After Hasina's fall, Dhaka wasted little time in mending fences with Islamabad.
From BBC
It wasn't the fact that they lost to Italy that caused such fury, it was the manner of it, the soft-touch defending, the dysfunctional set-piece, the wasted opportunities in attack.
From BBC
He was a high-flying corporate lawyer, who viewed downtime as "wasted time", restlessly pushing himself to success.
From BBC
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