wasted

American  

[wey-stid] / ˈweɪ stɪd /

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.

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wasted British  

/ 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

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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

After Maduro took office in 2013, falling oil production and civil unrest sent the economy into a tailspin—raising questions in some friendly capitals over whether loans were being wasted on Caracas.

From The Wall Street Journal

In addition, as it rots, the wasted food emits in the U.S. alone over 4 million metric tons of methane – a heat-trapping greenhouse gas.

From Salon

She made the most of it: Running five-and-a-half hours without a minute wasted, “My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow” takes us inside TV Rain, one of Russia’s last independent television channels.

From Los Angeles Times

Fiona Carragher, chief policy and research officer at Alzheimer's Society, said while it was "very disappointing" that these eagerly awaited results were not what everyone had hoped for, "no trial is wasted".

From BBC

“The President has a duty to ensure that American tax dollars are not being wasted or spent on illegal or unconstitutional programs,” said Abigail Jackson, a White House spokeswoman.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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