despoiled
/dɪˈspɔɪld/
adjective
- Having been stripped of possessions, value, or beauty; plundered or ravaged.
- The ancient temple stood despoiled, its gold ornaments long stolen.
- Hikers were saddened by the despoiled landscape, littered with trash.
- The despoiled village lay empty after the invaders left.
verb
- Past tense of despoil: to steal or violently take valuable possessions from a place or person; to plunder.
- The army despoiled the city of its treasures during the war.
- Thieves despoiled the museum, taking priceless artifacts.
- The storm despoiled the orchard, stripping every tree of its fruit.