Wasted vs Pinched - What's the Difference?

Pinched

Wasted

Definitions

Definition as Adjective
  • as if squeezed uncomfortably tight
  • sounding as if the nose were pinched
  • very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
  • not having enough money to pay for necessities
Definition as Adjective
  • (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
  • very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
  • serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  • not used to good advantage

Synonyms

Examples

  • "her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her"
  • "a whining nasal voice"
  • "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"
  • "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm"
  • "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"
  • "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"
  • "squandered money cannot be replaced"; "a wasted effort"

Parts of Speech

Adjective
Adjective

Related

See also

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