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Definition of Squandered
1. Adjective. Not used to good advantage. "A wasted effort"
Definition of Squandered
1. Verb. (past of squander) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Squandered
1. squander [v] - See also: squander
Lexicographical Neighbors of Squandered
Literary usage of Squandered
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"... having squandered two thirds of his means, he was now living like a citizen
of comparatively humble rank. Then they questioned each other about their ..."
2. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians by Charles Rollin (1830)
"The public revenues were either squandered away y the negligence of those who
had the management of them, or were plundered by the chief men of the city, ..."
3. Report of the Proceedings by Church congress (1874)
"... should be ultimately diverted, it ¡в no worse if they are diverted in that
way than if they were squandered by our descendants. ..."
4. Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273 by Matthew Paris, John Allen Giles (1854)
"The wealth of tfa.e. church being thus squandered away, the monks could with
difficulty support life for five years afterwards. ..."
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