Under-consumed
verb (used with object), consumed, consuming.
1.
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
2.
to eat or drink up; devour.
3.
to destroy, as by decomposition or burning:
Fire consumed the forest.
4.
to spend (money, time, etc.) wastefully.
5.
to absorb; engross:
consumed with curiosity.
verb (used without object), consumed, consuming.
6.
to undergo destruction; waste away.
7.
to use or use up consumer goods.
verb
1.
(transitive) to eat or drink
2.
(transitive; often passive) to engross or obsess
3.
(transitive) to use up; expend: my car consumes little oil
4.
to destroy or be destroyed by burning, decomposition, etc: fire consumed the forest
5.
(transitive) to waste or squander: the time consumed on that project was excessive
6.
(passive) to waste away
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