a·ban·doned /əˈbændənd/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[uh-ban-duhnd] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 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; wicked: an abandoned and dissolute ruler.
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[Origin: 1350–1400; ME; see abandon1, -ed2]
—Related forms
a·ban·doned·ly, adverb
—Synonyms 1. discarded, rejected. 3. See immoral.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
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