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Wasted vs Wisted - What's the difference?

wasted | wisted |

As verbs the difference between wasted and wisted

is that wasted is past tense of waste while wisted is past tense of wist.

As an adjective wasted

is not profitably used.

wasted

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not profitably used.
  • Ravaged or deteriorated.
  • Emaciated and haggard.
  • (slang) very drunk or stoned.
  • (medicine) low weight-for-height (for a person).
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (waste)
  • Anagrams

    *

    wisted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (wist)
  • Anagrams

    *

    wist

    English

    Etymology 1

    Past indicative of (m): from (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . Compare (m).

    Verb

    (head)
  • (archaic) (wit)
  • * a''1796 , , "Bonie Jean: A Ballad", in ''Poems and Songs , P.F. Collier & Son (1909–14), Bartleby.com (2001), [http://www.bartleby.com/6/419.html],
  • And lang ere witless Jeanie wist , / Her heart was tint, her peace was stown!

    Etymology 2

    A misunderstanding, or a joking use of the past indicative of (m): from (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . Compare (m).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (nonstandard, pseudo-archaic) To know, be aware of.
  • Usage notes
    * (rft-sense) This use of wist was never a part of the regular English language; rather, it resulted from the erroneous attempted use of archaisms.