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   wast·ed

   /ˈwāstəd/

   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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   The meaning of WASTED is laid waste : ravaged. How to use wasted in a sentence. laid waste : ravaged; impaired in strength or health : emaciated; gone by : elapsed…

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   WASTED definition: 1. Wasted time, money, etc. is time, money, etc. that is not used effectively because it does not…. Learn more.

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   WASTED meaning: 1. Wasted time, money, etc. is time, money, etc. that is not used effectively because it does not…. Learn more.

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   waste ( defs 26, 27, 28 ). done to no avail; useless: wasted efforts. physically or psychologically exhausted; debilitated: to be wasted by a long illness. Slang. overcome by the influence of alcohol or drugs. Archaic. (of time) gone by. wasted. / ˈweɪstɪd /.

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   an area of ground in or near a city that is not built on or used in any way: His body had been dumped in an area of waste ground just outside the city.

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   1. waste (sense 28), waste (sense 29), waste (sense 30) 2. done to no avail; useless. wasted efforts. 3. physically or psychologically exhausted; debilitated. to be wasted by a long illness. 4. slang. overcome by the influence of alcohol or drugs.

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   1. not exploited or taken advantage of: a wasted opportunity. 2. useless or unprofitable: wasted effort. 3. (Medicine) physically enfeebled and emaciated: a thin wasted figure. 4. (Recreational Drugs) slang showing signs of habitual drug abuse.

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   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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    useless consumption or expenditure; use without adequate return; an act or instance of wasting: The project was a waste of material, money, time, and energy. Synonyms: dissipation. neglect, instead of use: waste of opportunity. gradual destruction, impairment, or decay: the waste and repair of bodily tissue.

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    noun. 1. : destruction of or damage to property that is caused by the act or omission of one (as a lessee, mortgagor, or life tenant) having a lesser estate and is usually to the injury of another (as an heir, mortgagee, or remainderman) with an interest in the same property. an action for waste.