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desolate
adjective
verb
crushed by grief
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- D
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- ESOLAT
- Scrabble score
- N/A
- Database source
- Verified dictionary data
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
crushed by grief
“depressed and desolate of soul”
adjective
providing no shelter or sustenance
“bare rocky hills”
verb
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
“The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion”
verb
reduce in population
“The epidemic depopulated the countryside”
verb
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
“The mother deserted her children”
In context
Example Sentences
depressed and desolate of soul
a low desolate wail
bare rocky hills
barren lands
the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes
the desolate surface of the moon
a stark landscape
The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
The epidemic depopulated the countryside
The mother deserted her children
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