# wasted

Pronunciation: say "WAYS-tid" /ˈweɪstɪd/

## Adjective

1. Not put to profitable or productive use.
   - Simple: Used in a way that brings no benefit, or not put to good use.
   - _The committee saw the long delay as wasted time and money._
   - _Years of wasted potential left him bitter about the chances he missed._
2. Heavily intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Very drunk, or high from using drugs.
   - _They were too wasted to remember how the night ended._
   - _She showed up to work still wasted from the night before._
4. Ravaged or worn down into ruin and decay.
   - Simple: Badly damaged or fallen into ruin.
   - _The travelers crossed a wasted landscape stripped bare by years of drought._
   - _Centuries of neglect had reduced the abbey to a wasted shell._
5. Extremely tired and drained of energy. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Very tired and worn out.
   - _By the final mile of the marathon she felt utterly wasted._
   - _Three nights without sleep left him wasted and unable to focus._
6. Thin and gaunt from illness, hunger, or prolonged suffering.
   - Simple: Very thin and weak-looking, often because of illness.
   - _The prisoners emerged wasted and hollow-eyed after months of captivity._
   - _A long fever had left her wasted, her cheeks deeply sunken._
7. Having low weight relative to height, typically as a sign of acute malnutrition.
   - Simple: Too thin for one's height, often because of poor nutrition.
   - _Aid workers found that nearly a third of the children were wasted._
   - _A wasted patient may need careful refeeding to avoid serious complications._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of waste. — simple past and past participle of waste
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of waste. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The drought wasted acres of crops before the rains returned._
   - _He has wasted every opportunity he was given._

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