A Dictionary of the English Language/abandoned
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.
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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.