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wasted
To devastate, destroy
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verb
To devastate, destroy
To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly.
“We wasted millions of dollars and several years on that project.”
To kill; to murder.
To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
Gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.
To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. gradually.
To damage, impair, or injure (an estate, etc.) voluntarily, or by allowing the buildings, fences, etc., to fall into decay.
adjective
Not profitably used.
Ravaged or deteriorated.
Emaciated and haggard.
Very drunk or stoned.
Low weight-for-height (for a person).
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We wasted millions of dollars and several years on that project.
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