discarded
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- thrown away“wearing someone's cast-off clothes”“throwaway children living on the streets”“salvaged some thrown-away furniture”Synonyms: cast-off(a)throwaway(a)thrown-away(a)
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Discard \Dis*card"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Discarding.]
1.(Card Playing) To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards). [1913 Webster]
2.To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to dismiss from employment, confidence, or favor; to discharge; to turn away. [1913 Webster]
They blame the favorites, and think it nothing extraordinary that the queen should . . . resolve to discard them.— Swift.[1913 Webster]
3.To put or thrust away; to reject. [1913 Webster]
A man discards the follies of boyhood.— I. Taylor.
Syn: To dismiss; displace; discharge; cashier. [1913 Webster]