wastel

Example:Her illness caused her to waste away to a shell of her former self.

Definition:to gradually become smaller or weaker, esp. through illness or lack of nourishment

Example:It's best not to waste time on things that don't matter.

Definition:to use time idly, ineffectively, or without purpose

Example:We must stop wasting resources and start using them more efficiently.

Definition:to use natural or other resources in an unreasonable or excessive manner, leading to depletion

Example:They wasted effort trying to convince him because he was already made up his mind.

Definition:to expend effort in a way that does not achieve a worthwhile result; to make unnecessary effort

Example:The poster wasted a lot of space with irrelevant text and graphics.

Definition:to fill space inefficiently, unnecessarily, or without purpose; to use space poorly