deserted

[ dih-zur-tid ]
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adjective
  1. abandoned; forsaken: the problems of deserted wives and children.

  2. untenanted: without inhabitants: a deserted village; a deserted farmhouse.

  1. unfrequented; lonely: The victim was lured to a deserted spot.

Origin of deserted

1
First recorded in 1620–30; desert2 + -ed2

Other words from deserted

  • un·de·sert·ed, adjective

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