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      wasting
      noun
      Gradual deterioration or wasting away.
      The act by which something is laid waste; destruction.
      adjective
      Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass.
      Roots
      vastuswast- · Latin · empty, desolate
      Synonyms for wasting
      cachexianwastefuladjatrophynconsumingadjruiningndestroyingvdrainingadj
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