'Deserted' definitions:

Definition of 'deserted'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Forsaken by owner or inhabitants ; "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse" [syn: abandoned, derelict, deserted]

Definition of 'Deserted'

From: 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]

Definition of 'deserted'

From: GCIDE
  • 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.