abandoned - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'abandoned' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Abandoned

[ a.]

- Forsaken, deserted.
- Self-abandoned, or given up to vice; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked ; as, an abandoned villain.

2 . Abandoned

[ imp. & p. p.]

- of Abandon

Meaning of 'abandoned' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . abandoned

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- unrestrained and uninhibited

Example in sentence:

an abandoned sadness born of grief

Meaning (2):
- forsaken by owner or inhabitants

Example in sentence:

weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse

Nearby Words:

abaca abaci abacinate abacination abaciscus abacist aback abactinal abaction abactor

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Abandoned agriculture
Abandoned agriculture refers to an area that used to be cropland but is now left uncropped. It will typically be covered by grasses growing wild ...

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