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| down the drain |
to no good purpose; wasted. |
| haggard |
wasted, exhausted, or wild in appearance, as from hunger, deprivation, or anxiety. |
| ill-spent |
not spent or used to good purpose; wasted. |
| lost |
not used, or not made good use of; missed or wasted. [1/6 definitions] |
| prodigal son |
in the New Testament, a young man who wasted his inheritance but returned home repentant and was warmly received by his family. |
| rot |
to become wasted or enfeebled; languish. [1/12 definitions] |
| wastage |
anything wasted or lost through waste. [1/2 definitions] |
| waste |
the act of wasting or state of being wasted. [1/18 definitions] |
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