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Was Profligate Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is WASTED which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: WASTED

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231%9Profligate
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About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "WASTED" which means:

    adjective
  • • (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
  • adjective satellite
  • • Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  • • Not used to good advantage
  • • Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
  • verb
  • • To devastate, destroy
  • • To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly.
  • • To kill; to murder.
  • • To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
  • • Gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.
  • • To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. gradually.
  • • To damage, impair, or injure (an estate, etc.) voluntarily, or by allowing the buildings, fences, etc., to fall into decay.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He felt wasted after staying up all night."
  • • "She was furious that her talents were wasted at her current job."

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New York Times23 Apr 1987 Across 36
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