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I am much undone that this matter wasn't brought to my immediate attention, with my being the master of worthless words. but, much having already been said, I hope that these additions won't be floccipaucinihilipilified or found to be supererogated.
in the sense of being worn out or used up: dibilitated, dissipated, consumed
in the sense of being moved out of the way: displaced, malpositioned
in the sense of being made ineffective: invalidated, muzzled, negated, neutralized, stultified
in the sense of being made redundant: redunded
I can think of only one word:
banjaxed
How about depreciating (and depreciated)?
"Adam and Eve on a raft" = 2 poached eggs on toast
Then there is the famous SOS (sh*t on a shingle) = creamed dried or chipped beef on toast, which did not originate in lunchrooms, but in Army mess halls. This is so ubiquitous that I don't know of anyone who uses the real name except when ordering it in a restaurant.
Has anyone ever really ordered that in a restaurant?
I couldn't imagine paying to eat it.
(Yes, I was in the army--a long time, but there are some things you don't ever forget.)
"Gelded," said Tom limply.
TEd
incapacitated...though something can be incapacitated without being rendered useless. Usually totally incapacitated is used to indicate total uselessness.
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