wasted

[wey-stid]

adjective

1. waste.

2. done to no avail; useless.

   wasted efforts.

3. physically or psychologically exhausted; debilitated.

   to be wasted by a long illness.

4. Slang.,  overcome by the influence of alcohol or drugs.

5. Archaic.,  (of time) gone by.

wasted

/ ˈweɪstɪd /

adjective

1. not exploited or taken advantage of

   a wasted opportunity

2. useless or unprofitable

   wasted effort

3. physically enfeebled and emaciated

   a thin wasted figure

4. slang,  showing signs of habitual drug abuse

Other Word Forms

• wastedness noun
• unwasted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wasted¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; waste, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Still, he warned that said some of the money being funneled into AI will probably be wasted.

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The site secures copper that would otherwise be wasted from households and scrapyards, or even the ashes from burned household waste.

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"The money currently wasted on the increase in incidents and associated costs would be better spent trying to avoid incidents in the first place."

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“The narrative is that these resources are being wasted,” said John Maceri, chief executive of the nonprofit The People Concern.

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The “Babygirl” star wasted no time once the split went public, officially filing to divorce Urban on Tuesday in Tennessee, citing “irreconcilable differences” in her complaint.

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