A Dictionary of the English Language/abandoned

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483337A Dictionary of the English Language — abandonedSamuel Johnson (1709–1784)


Aba’ndoned. particip. adj. Corrupted in the highest degree; as, an abandoned wretch. In this sense, it is a contraction of a longer form, abandoned [given up] to wickedness.