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desolate

adjective (EMPTY)
 
 
/ˈdes.əl.ət/

Definition

describes a place that is empty and not attractive, with no people or nothing pleasant in it: The house stood in a bleak and desolate landscape.EmptyNot attractive to look atSerious and unpleasant desolately
 
 
/-li/ adverb
Feeling sad and unhappy
(Definition of desolate adjective (EMPTY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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