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Derelict

ˈdɛrɪlɪkt

Derelict definitions

adjective

Inflections:

derelict

in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect

"a derelict Georgian mansion"

Synonyms:
dilapidated ramshackle run down broken-down worn out tumbledown in (a state of) disrepair in ruins ruined falling to pieces falling apart disused abandoned deserted discarded rejected forsaken cast off relinquished ownerless
shamefully negligent of one's duties or obligations

"he was derelict in his duty to his country"

Synonyms:
negligent neglectful remiss lax careless sloppy slipshod slack irresponsible delinquent

noun

Inflections:

derelict derelicts

a destitute person without a home or work who is rejected or outcast by society

"derelicts who could fit all their possessions in a paper bag"

Synonyms:
homeless person tramp vagrant down and out drifter person of no fixed address/abode
- a piece of property, especially a ship, abandoned by the owner and in poor condition
  
  "she had been a derelict recommissioned for this journey"