abandoned

[ uh-ban-duhnd ]
/ əˈbæn dənd /

adjective

forsaken or deserted: an abandoned building; an abandoned kitten.
unrestrained or uncontrolled; uninhibited: She danced with abandoned enthusiasm.
utterly lacking in moral restraints; shameless; wicked: an abandoned and dissolute ruler.

Origin of abandoned

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at abandon1, -ed2

SYNONYMS FOR abandoned

1 discarded, rejected.
3 See immoral.

OTHER WORDS FROM abandoned

a·ban·doned·ly, adverb half-a·ban·doned, adjective un·a·ban·doned, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for abandonedly

  • In the first days of their love she had been his slave; she had admired him abandonedly.

    O Pioneers! |Willa Cather

British Dictionary definitions for abandonedly

abandoned
/ (əˈbændənd) /

adjective

deserted an abandoned windmill
forsaken an abandoned child
unrestrained; uninhibited wild, abandoned dancing
depraved; profligate