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   Fall·en

   /ˈfôlən/

   

   verb

   • 1. past participle of fall

   adjective

   • 1. subject to sin or depravity: "fallen human nature" Similar immoralloosepromiscuousunchastesinfuldepraveddegenerateimpuresulliedtainteddishonoreddisgracedruinedshamedOpposite chastepure
   • ▪ (of a woman) regarded as having lost her honor through engaging in a sexual relationship outside marriage: dated "a fallen woman with a checkered past" Similar immoralloosepromiscuousunchastesinfuldepraveddegenerateimpuresulliedtainteddishonoreddisgracedruinedshamedOpposite chastepure
   • 2. (of a soldier) killed in battle: "fallen heroes" Similar deadkilledmurderedslainslaughteredperishedexpireddeceasedlostlatelamenteddepartedgonerare:demisedOpposite surviving

   Derivatives

   • 1. fallenness noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • F

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   • A

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   • L

     1

   • L

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   • E

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   • N

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