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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : verb dih-skahrd; noun dis-kahrd |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb dɪˈskɑrd; noun ˈdɪs kɑrd |
Definition of discarded
Origin :- 1590s, literally "to throw a card away," from dis- "away" + card (n.). Figurative use (in a non-gaming sense) is first recorded 1580s. In the card-playing sense, decard is attested by 1550s. Related: Discarded; discarding. As a noun, from 1742.
- adj rejected
- He had discarded his hat, and lay back on his elbows, ostensibly to look at the moon.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- If the diseased corpuscles are found, the eggs are discarded.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- He discarded the older notions of heat as a substance, and accepted it as a form of energy.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- He had discarded the dressing-gown and was now in evening dress.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- The patients were incensed, and almost all of them discarded him.
- Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
- The discarded daughter always has a right to that, you know.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- He wears sandals and has discarded the abomination of starched linen.
- Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
- A robe is worn continually, worn out in the run, and discarded.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- Like the Cynics, again, he discarded knowledge in any higher sense than perception.
- Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato
- But now he has attained to a clearer point of view: he has discarded these fancies.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
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