wasted
pronunciation
How to pronounce wasted in British English:
UK [ˈweɪstɪd]
How to pronounce wasted in American English:
US
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- Adjective:
- serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
- not used to good advantage
- (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
- very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
- made uninhabitable
Word Origin
- wasted (adj.)
- late 14c., "enfeebled," past participle adjective from waste (v.). Slang meaning "intoxicated" is from 1950s.
Example
- 1. Water is precious , yet much is wasted .
- 2. She hated to see him like that , pale and wasted .
- 3. Wasted food also takes an environmental toll .
- 4. The time-sweepers are present wherever time is being lost or wasted .
- 5. Yet , in terms of institutional reform , these have been seven wasted years .