WASTED

(adj.) (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"
synonyms : atrophied , diminished
(adj.) 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"
synonyms : bony , cadaverous , emaciated , gaunt , haggard , pinched , skeletal
His cadaverous seems scary at times. -added by Aswathy_inlas
The emaciated child showcased the negligence of his parents. -added by priyavanjeri

-tagged by editor1

a gaunt looking calf
(adj.) not used to good advantage
"squandered money cannot be replaced", "a wasted effort"
synonyms : squandered
(adj.) 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"
synonyms : otiose , pointless , purposeless , senseless , superfluous

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