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wasted

/weɪstɪd/
/ˈweɪstɪd/
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Definitions of wasted
  1. adjective
    serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
    “advice is wasted words”
    worthless
    lacking in usefulness or value
  2. adjective
    not used to good advantage
    “a wasted effort”
    synonyms: squandered
    lost
    no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
  3. adjective
    (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
    synonyms: atrophied, diminished
  4. adjective
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
    “kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration”
    lean, thin
    lacking excess flesh
Pronunciation
US
/weɪstɪd/
UK
/ˈweɪstɪd/
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