abandoned

  • 11abandoned — abandonedly, adv. /euh ban deuhnd/, adj. 1. forsaken or deserted: an abandoned building; an abandoned kitten. 2. unrestrained or uncontrolled; uninhibited: She danced with abandoned enthusiasm. 3. utterly lacking in moral restraints; shameless;… …

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  • 12abandoned — a|ban|doned [əˈbændənd] adj 1.) an abandoned building, car, boat etc has been left by the people who owned or used it ▪ The car was found abandoned in Bristol. ▪ the demolition of abandoned buildings 2.) [only before noun] an abandoned person or… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13abandoned — [[t]əbæ̱ndənd[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADJ: usu ADJ n An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied. All that digging had left a network of abandoned mines and tunnels. ...abandoned buildings that become a breeding ground for crime …

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  • 14abandoned — adjective 1) an abandoned child Syn: deserted, forsaken, cast aside/off; jilted, stranded, rejected; informal dumped, ditched 2) an abandoned tin mine Syn: unused, disused, neglected, idle; …

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  • 15abandoned — adj. 1 a (of a person) deserted, forsaken (an abandoned child). b (of a building, vehicle, etc.) left empty or unused (an abandoned cottage; an abandoned ship). 2 (of a person or behaviour) unrestrained, profligate …

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  • 16abandoned — adjective /əˈbændənd/ a) No longer maintained by its former owners, residents or caretakers; forsaken, deserted. Your abandoned streams. Thomson b) No longer cared for by friends, family, etc. After her parents died, the girl felt extremely… …

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  • 17abandoned — a|ban|doned [ ə bændənd ] adjective 1. ) left empty or no longer used: an abandoned farm 2. ) left alone by someone who should stay with you and take care of you: an abandoned child …

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  • 18abandoned —    obsolete working as a prostitute    Literally, forsaken, but not, it would seem, by her clients:     The foolish idea... that once abandoned she must always be profligate. (Mayhew, 1862)    The punning abandoned habits were the flashy clothes… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 19abandoned — adjective 1 an abandoned building, car, boat etc has been left completely by the people who owned it and is no longer used 2 someone who is abandoned has been left completely alone by the person who was looking after them 3 literary behaving in a …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20abandoned — UK [əˈbændənd] / US adjective 1) left empty or no longer used an abandoned farm 2) left alone by someone who should stay with you and look after you a home for abandoned children …

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