wasted

adjective

wast·​ed ˈwā-stəd How to pronounce wasted (audio)
1
: laid waste : ravaged
2
: impaired in strength or health : emaciated
3
archaic : gone by : elapsed
the chronicle of wasted timeWilliam Shakespeare
4
: unprofitably used, made, or expended
wasted effort
5
slang : intoxicated from drugs or alcohol

Examples of wasted in a Sentence

I saw him before the party and he was already wasted. a wasted frame—a shadow of the man he once was
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Nonetheless, fusion research is rarely a wasted effort, Whyte says. IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2024 There is no wasted movement, and virtually everything seems to have a purpose. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 So cell-to-pack allows the module building blocks to be left out of a battery pack, meaning less wasted volume. Mark Andrews, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2022 To Bobby Kotick, the CEO of Blizzard’s corporate parent, this cancellation was a massive failure—not just a money drain but a wasted opportunity. Jason Schreier, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2024 There’s no wasted space here, thanks to smart furnishings like an open wardrobe and rainfall shower, all complemented by oversized windows to scope the city’s streets. Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2024 His manner can resemble his movies—patient, intense, with no wasted motion. Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024 Companies still pay for eyeballs on their products, but AI delivers much better prospects for far fewer wasted ad dollars. Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 Commodity industries, like mining, are naturally risk averse, and the efforts can quickly drive up a collective sense of anxiety and dissolve into disconnected projects that ignite a sense of wasted focus. Claudio Saes, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of wasted was in the 15th century

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“Wasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wasted. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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