dɪˈmɪnɪʃt əˈmeɪʃieɪtɪd əˈmeɪsieɪtɪd ɡɔːnt ˈəʊ.ʃi.əʊs ˈoʊ.ʃi.oʊs ˈpɔɪntləs ˈsɛnsləs ˈskɛlɪt(ə)l suːˈpɜːflu.əs suːˈpɝːflu.əs ˈweɪstɪd (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys eyes were haggard and cavernous small pinched faces kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration not used to good advantage squandered money cannot be replaced a wasted effort serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being otiose lines in a play advice is wasted words a pointless remark a life essentially purposeless senseless violence