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† deˈperdit, -ite, a. and n. Now rare or Obs.
[ad. L. dēperdit-us, -um, corrupt, abandoned, pa. pple. of dēperdĕre to destroy, ruin, lose, f. de- I. 3 + perdĕre to destroy, lose.]
A. adj. Lost, abandoned, involved in ruin or perdition.
1641J. Jackson True Evang. T. iii. 198 Such miscreants, and deperdite wretches as they proved. 1642― Bk. Conscience 7 Some notable deperdite wretch.
B. n. Something lost or perished.
1802Paley Nat. Theol. v. §4 (1819) 58 No reason..why, if these deperdits ever existed, they have now disappeared.
Hence deˈperditely adv.
1608J. King Serm. 5 Nov. 17 The most..deperditely wicked of all others. |