waste
/ˈweɪ̯st/ adjective C2- Useless and contemptible.
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“I think you might do something better with the time,” she said, “than waste it in asking riddles that have no answers.”
“You’ll get a pack of nonsense into your heads and waste time that should be put on your lessons.
Don’t waste a moment in getting started.
“I simply never waste a thought on him, Diana.”
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