a|ban´doned|ly

a|ban´doned|ly
a|ban|doned «uh BAN duhnd», adjective.
1. deserted; forsaken: »

The boys often play in the abandoned house.

2. wicked; immoral: »

Gangsters live an abandoned life.

SYNONYM(S): dissolute, profligate, depraved.
3. unrestrained: »

abandoned laughter.

a|ban´doned|ly, adverb.

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  • a|ban|doned — «uh BAN duhnd», adjective. 1. deserted; forsaken: »The boys often play in the abandoned house. 2. wicked; immoral: »Gangsters live an abandoned life. SYNONYM(S): dissolute, profligate, depraved …   Useful english dictionary

  • abandoned — a•ban•doned [[t]əˈbæn dənd[/t]] adj. 1) forsaken or deserted: an abandoned building[/ex] 2) unrestrained or uninhibited 3) utterly lacking in moral restraints • Etymology: 1350–1400 a•ban′doned•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • self-abandoned — self a·ban·doned (sĕlf ə bănʹdənd) adj. Lacking self restraint, especially having completely yielded to one s impulses.   self a·banʹdon·ment n. * * * …   Universalium

  • Abandoned — A*ban doned ([.a]*b[a^]n d[u^]nd), a. 1. Forsaken, deserted. Your abandoned streams. Thomson. [1913 Webster] 2. Self abandoned, or given up to vice; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked; as, an abandoned villain.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Abandonedly — A*ban doned*ly, adv. Unrestrainedly. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • abandoned — a|ban|doned [əˈbændənd] adj 1.) an abandoned building, car, boat etc has been left by the people who owned or used it ▪ The car was found abandoned in Bristol. ▪ the demolition of abandoned buildings 2.) [only before noun] an abandoned person or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • abandoned — a|ban|doned [ ə bændənd ] adjective 1. ) left empty or no longer used: an abandoned farm 2. ) left alone by someone who should stay with you and take care of you: an abandoned child …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • unabandoned — un a•ban′doned adj …   From formal English to slang

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