wasted

Definition

  • adjective: not used, spent, etc., in a good, useful, or effective way
  • adjective: laid 'waste'
  • synonyms: worthless, lost, lean

Examples

  • When she came home from the hospital her body was thin and 'wasted'. [='emaciated']

  • He 'was wasted' in that job. [=his talents/skills were not being used in the job]

  • We 'wasted no time' getting our tickets. [=we hurried to get our tickets]

Movie quotes

  • (..) couldn't even do that right. I'll stand up here and pretend I understood how to please that woman, even though so much of my life has been wasted in vain attempts to figure it out. But I keep going back to that moment in the ICU when she looked at me, and... "I-C-U." "I... see... you." (..)
    2018 TvShow: BoJack Horseman Title: Free Churro Season: 5 Episode 6