self-abandoned

adjective

lacking self-control; giving in to one's impulses.

Origin of self-abandoned

¹

First recorded in 1830–35; self- + abandoned

Other words from self-abandoned

self-abandonment, noun

Words Nearby self-abandoned

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How to use self-abandoned in a sentence

The village itself was not far off, and sufficiently illustrated the condition of its unfortunate and self-abandoned occupants.
The Oregon Trail | Francis Parkman, Jr.
How I wished that he was self-abandoned and even weak, so that he should have need of me, of my caress, of my tears!
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII. | Guy de Maupassant

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