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Meaning of 'wasted' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wasted [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Waste

Meaning of 'wasted' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wasted [ a]
Meaning (1):
- (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
Example in sentence:
  • partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm
2 . wasted [ s]
Meaning (2):
- serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
Example in sentence:
  • a life essentially purposeless;
  • a pointless remark;
  • advice is wasted words;
  • otiose lines in a play;
  • senseless violence
Meaning (3):
- very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
Example in sentence:
  • a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys;
  • eyes were haggard and cavernous;
  • kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration;
  • small pinched faces
Meaning (4):
- not used to good advantage
Example in sentence:
  • a wasted effort;
  • squandered money cannot be replaced

Nearby Words:

was wase wash wash-off washable washboard washbowl washdish washed washen

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