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   Wast·ed

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   adjective

   • 1. used or expended carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose: "wasted fuel" Similar squanderedmisspentmisdirectedmisuseddissipatedfrittered awaypointlessuselessunnecessaryneedlessnot neededinformal:blownsplurgedmissedlostpastforfeitedneglectedsquanderedbungledgonegone by the boardinformal:down the drain
   • ▪ (of an action) not producing the desired result: "I'm sorry you've had a wasted journey"
   • 2. (of a person or a part of the body) weak or emaciated: "her wasted arm" Similar emaciatedatrophiedwitheredshriveledweakweakenedfrailshrunkenskeletalricketyscrawnycadaverouswiltedfadedflaggingdeterioratingdegenerativegaunthaggardwizenedundernourishedstarvedhalf-starved
   • 3. under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs: informal "he looked kind of wasted" Similar drunkdrunkeninebriatedintoxicatedbefuddledincapabletipsythe worse for drinkunder the influencemaudlinblind drunkdead drunkrolling drunkroaring drunk(as) drunk as a lord(as) drunk as a skunksottishtipplingtopinggin-soakedinformal:tightmerrythe worse for wearwoozypie-eyedtwo/three sheets to the windunder the tableplasteredsmashedwreckedsloshedwell oiledsozzledsousedblottoblitzedcannedstewedpickledtanked (up)soakedbombedhammeredblastedoff one's faceout of/off one's headout of one's skullwiredin one's cupsreelingcock-eyedzonkedgutteredfuddledstinkorattedleglesssteamingbevviedparalyticBrahms and Liszthalf cutout of ithaving had a skinfulbladderedtrolleyedwell awaysquiffytiddlyout of one's boxhaving had one over the eightcutsteamedmulleredslaughteredlashedvulgar slang:pissedas pissed as a newt/fartrat-arsedarseholedinformal:foufullshickeredshotturntgrogged upas full as a googinkedmuntedlekkereuphemistic:tired and emotionalinformal, dated:stonedlit upas tight as a tickhalf seas overpixilatedarchaic:sottedbesottedfoxedscrewedrare:crapulentcrapulousinebriatebibulousebriousebrioseebriateOpposite sober

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   What is wasted adjective?

   • Definition of wasted adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [only before noun] (of an action) unsuccessful because it does not produce the result you wanted too thin, especially because of illness (slang) strongly affected by alcohol or drugs Topics Social issues c2

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   What does 'waste on a person' mean?

   • To expend something on a person or thing that will not appreciate or properly utilize it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "waste" and "on." Her talent in art is wasted on me—I have no eye for design. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved. to throw something away on someone or something.

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   What does wastyd mean?

   • Wastyd, vastatus. Destroyed or wasted houses. 2.a. Diminished or reduced in substance, bulk, strength, health, etc.; worn, decayed. A waistit wolroun. Ribs and bones showed through their wasted bodies. 2.b. † Morally marred or defiled. Obsolete. Thou comest..whyche arte pure and clene to be baptysed and wasshen of me that am foule and wasted. 3.

   wasted, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

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   What is a wasted action?

   • A wasted action is one that is unnecessary . I'm sorry you had a wasted journey. Someone who is wasted is very tired and weak, often because of an illness . They look too wasted to care about much. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Collins English Dictionary.

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   1 day ago · 1. not exploited or taken advantage of. a wasted opportunity. 2. useless or unprofitable. wasted effort. 3. physically enfeebled and emaciated. a thin wasted figure.

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   too thin, especially because of illness. (slang) strongly affected by alcohol or drugs Topics Social issues c2. Definition of wasted adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definitions of wasted. adjective. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being. “advice is wasted words” synonyms: otiose, pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous. worthless. lacking in usefulness or value. adjective. not used to good advantage. “a wasted effort” synonyms: squandered. lost.

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of WASTED. 1. : not used, spent, etc., in a good, useful, or effective way. a wasted effort/opportunity. wasted money. 2. [more wasted; most wasted] : very thin because of sickness or lack of food. When she came home from the hospital her body was thin and wasted. [= emaciated] 3.

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   Mar 9, 2024 · wasted (comparative more wasted, superlative most wasted) Not profitably used. Synonyms: down the toilet, misspent, squandered; Ravaged or deteriorated. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: deteriorated; Emaciated and haggard. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: weak, Thesaurus: scrawny Very drunk or stoned. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: drunk, Thesaurus: stoned

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   wasted meaning, definition, what is wasted: very thin and weak because of illness, o...: Learn more.

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   There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective wasted, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.