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Fritter Away Crossword Clue
There are 9 exact and 111 possible answers.
We've checked our database and believe the answer is
WASTE which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
WASTE
Updated: October 13, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "WASTE" which means:
- noun
- • Any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
- • Useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
- • The trait of wasting resources
- • An uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
- • (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect adjective satellite
- • Located in a dismal or remote area; desolate verb
- • Spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- • Use inefficiently or inappropriately
- • Dispose of
- • Run off as waste
- • Get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
- • Spend extravagantly
- • Lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
- • Cause to grow thin or weak
- • Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- • Become physically weaker adjective
- • Uncultivated, uninhabited.
- • Barren; desert.
- • Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
- • Superfluous; needless.
- • Dismal; gloomy; cheerless.
- • Unfortunate; disappointing.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He threw the plastic bottle in the waste bin."
- • "The factory discharged toxic waste into the river."
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Clue Last Found In...
| Source | #Number | Answer |
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| The Guardian Quick26 Oct 2019 | Across 18 | |
| New York Times23 Mar 2016 | Across 1 | |
| New York Times19 Nov 2014 | Across 9 | |
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