kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration.
Examples of wasted
wasted
The incomplete filings also wasted judicial resources and clogged up the courts.
From the heraldtribune.com
Money wasted on foreign concerns could far better be spent on domestic problems.
From the latimes.com
If that does not happen, the buzz that was generated by the campaign was wasted.
From the forbes.com
This is all fairly grim, and people have wasted little time in pointing figures.
From the thebeaveronline.co.uk
It also saves on trees which are wasted on newspapers that just get thrown away.
From the guardian.co.uk
Well, not nothing, he wasted a couple of golden chances to score, but that's it.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It's an admission of failure and potentially wasted years with the wrong person.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It can spare you lots of heartache, wasted time and unexpected costs in the end.
From the washingtonpost.com
Our federal government spends so much money elsewhere that is completely wasted.
From the newscientist.com
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Otiose: 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"
Squandered: not used to good advantage; "squandered money cannot be replaced"; "a wasted effort"
Atrophied: (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"
Bony: very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "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"
(wasting) cachexia: any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
(wasting) atrophy: a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
Wasted! or Naar de Klote! is a 1996 Dutch drama film directed by Aryan Kaganof. It is the first movie concerning the Dutch Dance Scene.
"Wasted" is Carrie Underwood's sixth and final single from her multi-platinum debut Some Hearts.
Wasted is a comic book series written and drawn by Gerry Alanguilan and published by Alamat Comics since July 1994 through July 1996. It was first released as an eight-issue photocopied comics and later collected into one volume by Alamat Comics in 1998, releasing a total of 500 copies. ...