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.

Other Words From

• unde·serted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of deserted¹

First recorded in 1620–30; desert ² + -ed ²

Related Words

• barren
• derelict
• desolate
• empty
• forlorn
• isolated
• lonely
• neglected
• uninhabited
• vacant