ABANDONED

9 letters 13 Scrabble points /əˈbæn.dn̩d/

Definition of ABANDONED

verb
  1. To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.

  2. To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.

  3. To leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.

    "Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing."

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 No longer maintained by its former owners, residents or caretakers; forsaken, deserted.

  3. Free from constraint; uninhibited.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters A B A N D O N E D
Length 9 letters
Scrabble Score 13 points

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