abandoned
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aban·doned

adjective \ə-ˈban-dənd\

Definition of ABANDONED

1
: wholly free from restraint
2
: given up : forsaken

Examples of ABANDONED

  1. He led a reckless and abandoned life and died young.
  2. <she consciously avoided walking past the abandoned house, with its broken windows and sagging porch>

First Known Use of ABANDONED

14th century

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