If a person or thing is ~ of something, they no longer have it. (FORMAL)
The place seemed to be utterly ~ of human life.
= devoid
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, usu ADJ of n
If a person or thing is ~ of something, they no longer have it. (FORMAL)
The place seemed to be utterly ~ of human life.
= devoid
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, usu ADJ of n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012