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List of meaning for derelict

in bad shape as a result of neglect

derelict(noun)

a person without a home, job, or property

abandoned ship, derelict(adj)

a ship abandoned on the high seas

creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone(adj)

worn and broken down by hard use

"a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack"

abandoned, derelict, deserted(adj)

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

"weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"

derelict, delinquent, neglectful, remiss(adj)

failing in what duty requires

"derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"

bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down(adj)

in deplorable condition

"a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"

failing to give proper care and attention

the guards were judged derelict in their duty

left unoccupied or unused

purchased an old derelict mansion that was rumored to be haunted

an idle worthless person

a section of the city that seemed to be frequented mostly by derelicts

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