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abandoned.

Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/əˈbæn.dənd/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/əˈbeə̯n.dənd//əˈbɛə̯n.dənd/
  1. Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.

  2. No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted.

    abandoned building
    abandoned property
  3. Free from constraint; uninhibited.

  4. No longer being acted upon by the geologic forces that formed it.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English abandoned, equivalent to abandon + -ed.

verb/əˈbæn.dənd/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/əˈbeə̯n.dənd//əˈbɛə̯n.dənd/
  1. simple past and past participle of abandon

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From Middle English abandoned, equivalent to abandon + -ed.

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