deserted

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

forsaken by owner or inhabitants“weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse”Synonyms: abandoned derelict

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Desert \De*sert"\ (d[-e]*z[~e]rt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deserted; p. pr. & vb. n. Deserting.] [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere to desert, F. d['e]serter. See 2d Desert.]

1.To leave (especially something which one should stay by and support); to leave in the lurch; to abandon; to forsake; -- implying blame, except sometimes when used of localities; as, to desert a friend, a principle, a cause, one's country. "The deserted fortress." --Prescott. [1913 Webster]

2.(Mil.) To abandon (the service) without leave; to forsake in violation of duty; to abscond from; as, to desert the army; to desert one's colors. [1913 Webster]

deserted \deserted\ adj.

1.having no residents; as, deserted villages.

Syn: uninhabited. [WordNet 1.5]

2.no longer used by people.

Syn: abandoned, derelict. [WordNet 1.5]

3.remote from civilization; as, the victim was lured to a deserted spot. [WordNet 1.5]

4.being left by another without support or assistance; left in the lurch; -- of people; as, deserted wives and children.

Note: In this sense, the label implies some level of dependence of the person(s) being deserted on those deserting them.