wasted

[wey-stid]

adjective

1. waste.

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.

5. Archaic.,  (of time) gone by.

wasted

/ ˈweɪstɪd /

adjective

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

4. slang,  showing signs of habitual drug abuse

Other Word Forms

• wastedness noun
• unwasted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wasted¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; waste, -ed ²

Example Sentences

While many of us are still deciding what fancy dress to wear for Halloween, celebrities have wasted no time in posting pictures in their elaborate costumes - and the big night hasn't even arrived yet.

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Researchers at Penn State have developed a new way to identify materials known as superconductors -- substances that can carry electric current with zero resistance, meaning no energy is wasted during transmission.

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Cuba wasted no time in rebuffing the proposal.

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Inmates are allowed out into the yard for 40 minutes in the morning, he said, but much of that time is wasted trying to use one of the six available showers.

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Australia started slowly and led by only eight points at half-time but eased clear in the second half while England wasted chances and made simple mistakes.

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Related Words

• ripped 
• stoned 
• tipsy