squandered

squandered
    adj 1: not used to good advantage; "squandered money cannot be
           replaced"; "a wasted effort" [syn: {squandered},
           {wasted}]
    

Squander \Squan"der\ (skw[o^]n"d[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   {Squandered} (-d[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squandering}.] [Cf.
   Scot. squatter to splash water about, to scatter, to
   squander, Prov. E. swatter, Dan. sqvatte, Sw. sqv[aum]tta to
   squirt, sqv[aum]ttra to squander, Icel. skvetta to squirt
   out, to throw out water.]
   1. To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.]
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            Our squandered troops he rallies.     --Dryden.
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   2. To spend lavishly or profusely; to spend prodigally or
      wastefully; to use without economy or judgment; to
      dissipate; as, to squander an estate.
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            The crime of squandering health is equal to the
            folly.                                --Rambler.
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   Syn: To spend; expend; waste; scatter; dissipate.
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25 Moby Thesaurus words for "squandered":
      ablated, by the board, consumed, depleted, dissipated,
      down the drain, eroded, expended, forfeit, forfeited, gone,
      gone to waste, irretrievable, long-lost, lost, lost to, misspent,
      out the window, run to seed, shrunken, spent, used, used up,
      wasted, worn away