overwasted

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ wasted.

Adjective

overwasted (comparative more overwasted, superlative most overwasted)

1. (obsolete) wasted or worn out; consumed; spent
   • 1591–1619, Michael Drayton, “(please specify the page)”, in J[ohn] Payne Collier, editor, Poems by Michael Drayton. […], London: […] J[ohn] B[owyer] Nichols and Sons, […] [for the Roxburghe Club], published 1856, →OCLC:

     Whilst every one for safety sought about,
     And none regarded to maintain the light,
     Which being over-wasted was gone out

References

“overwasted”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.