(adj) very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold, Syn. haggard, pinched, wasted, cadaverous, gaunt, emaciated, skeletal, Example:emaciated bony hands; a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys; eyes were haggard and cavernous; small pinched faces; kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration
(adj) serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being, Syn. senseless, superfluous, wasted, purposeless, pointless, Example:otiose lines in a play; advice is wasted words; a pointless remark; a life essentially purposeless; senseless violence
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
[学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆 / 學而不思則罔,思而不學則殆, xué ér bù sī zé wǎng, sī ér bù xué zé dàiㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙ ㄗㄜˊ ㄨㄤˇ, ㄙ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄉㄞˋ] To learn without thinking is blindness; to think without learning is idleness (Confucius).; Learning without reasoning leads to confusion; thinking without learning is wasted effort.
[いっすんのこういんかろんずべからず, issunnokouinkaronzubekarazu] (exp) (id) (arch) There isn't a moment to be wasted; Every moment is precious; make hay while the sun shines
[ついえる, tsuieru] (v1, vi) (1) to use up (one's savings); (2) to be wasted (time, effort, etc); (3) (esp. 潰える) to fall apart; to become useless; (4) (arch) (esp. 潰える) to be wiped out (in battle); (5) (arch) (esp. 潰える) to fall apart (one's body or health)