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deserted

[dih-zur-tid]

adjective

  1. abandoned; forsaken.

    the problems of deserted wives and children.

  2. untenanted: without inhabitants.

    a deserted village; a deserted farmhouse.

  3. unfrequented; lonely.

    The victim was lured to a deserted spot.



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Other Word Forms

  • undeserted adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deserted1

First recorded in 1620–30; desert 2 + -ed 2
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Photos show a huge part of the plane stuck in one of the hostel buildings, and a dusty, deserted mess hall with plates of uneaten food still on the tables.

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Upon arrival, they claimed, they were ferried to cartel hot spots, handed guns and told to fight — and warned that their families would be harmed if they deserted.

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The indoor lounge bar was deserted at the time but a number of customers, who had been watching the Champions League final, were outside.

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Storefronts like the deserted Long Beach commercial building on North Atlantic Street are also pictured along with gas stations and tire shops repurposed as eateries and coffee shops.

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With the sun not set to rise for another two and half hours, the streets are deserted.

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