abandoned
[ uh-ban-duhnd ]
/ əˈbæn dənd /
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adjective
forsaken or deserted: an abandoned building; an abandoned kitten.
unrestrained or uncontrolled; uninhibited: She danced with abandoned enthusiasm.
utterly lacking in moral restraints; shameless; wicked: an abandoned and dissolute ruler.
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3. See immoral.
OTHER WORDS FROM abandoned
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How to use abandoned in a sentence
Lolonnois now once more prepared to carry261 out his unabandoned project.
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British Dictionary definitions for abandoned
abandoned
/ (əˈbændənd) /
adjective
desertedan abandoned windmill
forsakenan abandoned child
unrestrained; uninhibitedwild, abandoned dancing
depraved; profligate
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