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US
/ˈweɪstɪd/
]
[ UK /wˈeɪstɪd/ ]
[ UK /wˈeɪstɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
not used to good advantage
squandered money cannot be replaced
a wasted effort -
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys
kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration
small pinched faces
eyes were haggard and cavernous -
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
a life essentially purposeless
otiose lines in a play
advice is wasted words
a pointless remark
senseless violence -
(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm
How To Use wasted In A Sentence
- Companies need to be able to handle surges, otherwise the cost of generating leads is wasted and prospective customers who cannot get through may get such a bad impression of the company that they do not bother calling back.
- She wasted a great part of the royal treasury for her benefactions!
- This is mostly true for fans, friends, and family of unsung folk hero Tim Hardin, the prolific songster who wasted his life living wasted.
- The Holy Alliance was the joint labour of an unfortunate man who had suffered a terrible mental shock and who was trying to pacify his much-disturbed soul, and of an ambitious woman who after a wasted life had lost her beauty and her attraction and who satisfied her vanity and her desire for notoriety by assuming the rôle of self-appointed Messiah of a new and strange creed. The Story of Mankind
- The Argentine ace scored his 150th goal for the club but wasted a series of chances to put the game to bed. The Sun
- Bibi's here to raise funds period and why Obama wasted time on him again send a strong signal that AIPAC still runs this issue. Emanuel: Settlement issue should not block Mideast peace
- This is not a dishy, tell-all tale of wasted days and wasted nights.
- I'd heard of the building, and sighed when I saw the pictures, but you really have to see it to see what a wasted opportunity it is.
- Wondering how the wasted Stevenson could work so tirelessly, La Farge decided he must be an aitu, a Samoan devil spirit not bound by the laws of the flesh. The Five of Hearts
- There were some amazing works there, although I'm sure they were completely wasted on my philistine eyes.
