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discarded
[ dih-skahr-did ]
adjective
- having been disposed of, cast out, or put aside:
The fire is believed to have been started by a discarded match or cigarette.
The sprocket wheel and chain were scavenged from a discarded bicycle.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of discard.
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·徱·· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of discarded1
Example Sentences
The “ Not To Wear” system involved secret footage, ambushes, a “360 degree mirror” in which the subject was required to explain her old wardrobe, soon to be discarded forever.
When the lights come back up, Gaga is now the woman in white, lying in the sand, half-dead among piles of discarded human remains.
Earlier that same year, a chunk of rocket landed on a North Carolina roof and a discarded space station battery pelted property in Florida.
An overnight blaze that broke out at a village pub was caused by a discarded cigarette.
The volunteers cleared the playground only to find freshly discarded bags of waste the next day.
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