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wasted > 4 senses
ADJECTIVE1wasted, otiose, pointless, superfluousServing no useful purpose
2wasted, squanderedNot used to good advantage
3wasted, atrophied, diminished(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
4wasted, bony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletalVery thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
wasted > pronunciation
Soundswey'stahd; wey'stihd
Rhymesabbreviated, accepted, acid, and 377 more rhymes in ahd...
abbreviated, abducted, abstracted, and 649 more rhymes in ihd...
wasted > adjective 1
MeaningServing no useful purpose. Having no excuse for being.
Examples"advice is wasted words"
Synonymsotiose, pointless, superfluous
Similar toworthless
wasted > adjective 2
MeaningNot used to good advantage.
Examples"a wasted effort"
Synonymssquandered
Similar tolost
wasted > adjective 3
Meaning(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use.
Synonymsatrophied, diminished
Contraryhypertrophied, enlarged
wasted > adjective 4
MeaningVery thin especially from disease or hunger or cold.
Examples"kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"
Synonymsbony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal
Similar tothin, lean

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