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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Still, perhaps all this energy expended on creating a fictional narrative of global solidarity has not been wasted.
From Salon
He sees these as wasted years and wants to make up for lost time.
From BBC
He was tiny, and withered, and ancient, wasted by his century in the dark.
From Literature
Kane said she does not mind the wasted calls she receives during her tours, which last as long as eight hours.
From Barron's
He’s not necessarily strict, but he doesn’t tolerate “wasted time,” as he puts it.
From Literature
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