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abandoned [əˈbændənd] adj
1. deserted an abandoned windmill 2. forsaken an abandoned child 3. unrestrained; uninhibited wild, abandoned dancing 4. depraved; profligate ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
abandoned adjective 1. unoccupied, empty, deserted, vacant, derelict, uninhabited abandoned buildings that become a breeding ground for crime unoccupied kept, claimed, maintained, occupied 2. deserted, dropped, rejected, neglected, stranded, ditched, discarded, relinquished, left, forsaken, cast off, jilted, cast aside, cast out, cast away a newsreel of abandoned children suffering from cold and hunger 3. uninhibited, wild, uncontrolled, unbridled, unrestrained, unconstrained people who enjoy wild, abandoned lovemaking uninhibited conscious, restrained, inhibited Translations abandoned [əˈbændənd] ADJ 1. (= deserted) [house, building] → abandonado, desierto; [child] → abandonado, desamparado; [vehicle, pet] → abandonado 2. (= unrestrained) [manner] → desinhibido, desenfrenado in an abandoned fashion → con abandono, desenfrenadamente abandoned [əˈbændənd] adj [building, mine, car] → abandonné(e) [child] → abandonné(e) (= unrestrained) → sans retenue abandoned adj (= dissolute) → verkommen abandoned [əˈbændənd] adj (unrestrained, manner) → disinvolto/a, spontaneo/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| case, wherein a gentleman, after in vain trying to bridle his wife's viciousness, had at last abandoned her upon the seas of life; but in the course of years, repenting of that step, he instituted an action to recover possession of her. It was not here that Charles Strickland lived in guilty splendour with the unknown charmer for whose sake he had abandoned honour and duty. It moved her to dreams, to thoughtfulness, to the shadowy anguish which had overcome her the midnight when she had abandoned herself to tears. |
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