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WASTED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
Example:
partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm
Synonyms:
atrophied; diminished; wasted
Classified under:
Sense 2
Meaning:
Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
Example:
kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration
Synonyms:
cadaverous; emaciated; gaunt; haggard; pinched; skeletal; wasted
Classified under:
Similar:
lean; thin (lacking excess flesh)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Not used to good advantage
Example:
a wasted effort
Synonyms:
squandered; wasted
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
lost (no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
Example:
senseless violence
Synonyms:
otiose; pointless; purposeless; senseless; superfluous; wasted
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
worthless (lacking in usefulness or value)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb waste
Context examples:
“I’ve wasted time enough,” said Lestrade, rising.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
In the study, the researchers pointed to the large amount of food that is wasted in industrial agriculture and said this was another potential for improvement.
(Model shows pathway to feeding the world, SciDev.Net)
“Then I have wasted my time and need not prolong my visit.”
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Both the squire and I returned the shot, but as we had nothing to aim at, it is probable we only wasted powder.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
At early dawn the country inn was all alive, for it was rare indeed that an hour of daylight would be wasted at a time when lighting was so scarce and dear.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
By using a few hours in each day, which would otherwise be wasted, you may hope to have excellent cravats in middle life.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It was as if some strong anxiety had wasted it.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Every minute, continued M. Krempe with warmth, every instant that you have wasted on those books is utterly and entirely lost.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Muslin can never be said to be wasted.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
By taking advantage of an energy source that has long been overlooked, Ndao said, the thermal diode could also help limit the amount of energy that gets wasted.
(Harnessing Heat to Power Computers, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
