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Definition of abandoned adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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abandoned

adjective
/əˈbændənd/ abandoned pronunciation American
 
1 left and not wanted, not used, or no longer neededan abandoned car/houseThe child was found abandoned but unharmed.There was an abandoned grocery cart in the middle of the road.2 (of people or their behavior) wild; not following accepted standards