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

  • (..) Trying to relax. All right. What the. . . Go ahead. Slice me. It'll be the last thing you'd ever do. I'm working here, you wasted fur. For who, Diego? Tracking down human is too difficult for you? What are you two doing here? Soto's getting tired of waiting. Yeah. He said, come back with the baby, (..)
    2002 Ice Age