adjective
[more ~; most ~]
lacking the people, plants, animals, etc., that make people feel welcome in a place
very sad and lonely especially because someone you love has died or left
verb
-lates; -lated; -lating
[+ obj] formal + literary
to make (someone) feel very sad and lonely for a long time - usually used as (be) desolated
to damage (a place) in such a way that it is no longer suitable for people to live in