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(somewhat informal) Feeling more euphoric, typically from the effects of narcotics or alcohol
“He was going to go hit the club, in his white shorts and matching shirt, and get wasted on ecstasy.”
Comparative for thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease
“The second is the silent tears in the eyes of the parents as they watch their limp and wasted children.”
Comparative for physically weak or lacking in strength
“She'd been looking wasted from all the drugs, but now she'd put on weight, plus she was wearing neat clothes, jeans, and a cute blouse, and her hair was shiny.”
Comparative for extremely tired or fatigued
“Being completely wasted after a workout isn't necessarily a good indicator of the quality of the workout.”
Comparative for having been missed, lost or unused, especially of an opportunity
“It was another opportunity wasted, for unions would never be as united again for another twenty years.”
Comparative for used or expended to no productive purpose
“Setting direction and communicating corporate objectives quickly throughout the organization is crucial to avoid any wasted use of resources.”
Comparative for abandoned or left to languish
“Local farmers often lamented that it was a great pity the land was not properly farmed and instead lay wasted.”
Comparative for spent in a bad way, squandered
Comparative for organically decayed or broken down
Comparative for having been devastated or destroyed
Comparative for dead or deceased, or apparently so
Comparative for not needed or necessary
Comparative for addicted or dependent on something, especially illicit substances
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