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DESPOILED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does despoiled mean?
• DESPOILED (adjective)
The adjective DESPOILED has 1 sense:
1. having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence
Familiarity information: DESPOILED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence
Synonyms:
despoiled; pillaged; raped; ravaged; sacked
Context example:
the raped countryside
Similar:
destroyed (spoiled or ruined or demolished)
Context examples
A lynx's lair is not despoiled with impunity.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
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