wasted
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- v spend thoughtlessly; throw away
He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends - v use inefficiently or inappropriately
- v get rid of
- v run off as waste
- v get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
- v spend extravagantly
- v lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
- v cause to grow thin or weak
- v cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- v become physically weaker
- s serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
advice is wasted words - s not used to good advantage
a wasted effort - a (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
- s very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration
- Nothing inspires scorn like wasted fameor kills nuance like a fire-engine-red bra.
- All our unnecessarily generated company waste adds up to unnecessarily wasted company cash.
- From the rubble of a wasted life, he overcame alcoholism and founded the 12-step program that has helped millions of others do the same.