castaway
castaway is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, castaway is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofcastaway
- A shipwrecked sailor.
Example: "Robinson Crusoe was a famous fictional castaway."
- A discarded person or thing.
Example: "This old coat was a castaway in someone's trash."
- An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.
Example: "These homeless people are society's castaways."
- Cast adrift or ashore; marooned.
Example: "After the mutiny, the castaway ship's officers suffered a month at sea in the lifeboat."
- Shipwrecked.
Example: "The storm left them castaway on an uninhabited island."
- Cast out; rejected or excluded from a group.
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