Wasting

  • 11wasting — wast•ing [[t]ˈweɪ stɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) gradually reducing the fullness and strength of the body: a wasting disease[/ex] 2) laying waste; devastating: a wasting war[/ex] • Etymology: 1200–50 wast′ing•ly, adv. wast′ing•ness, n …

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  • 12Wasting — Waste Waste, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wasting}.] [OE. wasten, OF. waster, guaster, gaster, F. g[^a]ter to spoil, L. vastare to devastate, to lay waste, fr. vastus waste, desert, uncultivated, ravaged, vast, but influenced by …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13wasting — adjective Date: 13th century 1. laying waste ; devastating 2. undergoing or causing decay or loss of strength < wasting diseases such as tuberculosis > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 14wasting — adjective Referring to something that cause a waste, particularly a wasting disease which causes pronounced loss of body mass …

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  • 15wasting — wast|ing [ weıstıŋ ] adjective a wasting disease makes you thin, weak, and tired …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16wasting — [[t]we͟ɪstɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n A wasting disease is one which makes you gradually become thinner and weaker …

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  • 17wasting — UK [ˈweɪstɪŋ] / US adjective a wasting disease makes you thin, weak, and tired …

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  • 18wasting — /ˈweɪstɪŋ/ (say waysting) adjective 1. gradually reducing the fullness and strength of the body: a wasting disease. 2. laying waste; devastating; despoiling. {wast(e) + ing2} …

  • 19wasting — noun 1. a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse • Syn: ↑atrophy, ↑wasting away • Derivationally related forms: ↑atrophy (for: ↑atrophy) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 20Wasting Light — Wasting Light …

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