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derelict
[der-uh-likt]
adjective
left or deserted, as by the owner or guardian; abandoned.
a derelict ship.
neglectful of duty; delinquent; negligent.
Synonyms: , ,
noun
a person abandoned by society, especially a person without a permanent home and means of support; vagrant; bum.
Nautical.a vessel abandoned in open water by its crew without any hope or intention of returning.
personal property abandoned or thrown away by the owner.
one guilty of neglect of duty.
Law.land left dry by a change of the water line.
derelict
/ ˈɛɪɪ /
adjective
deserted or abandoned, as by an owner, occupant, etc
falling into ruins; neglected; dilapidated
neglectful of duty or obligation; remiss
noun
a person abandoned or neglected by society; a social outcast or vagrant
property deserted or abandoned by an owner, occupant, etc
a vessel abandoned at sea
a person who is neglectful of duty or obligation
Other 51Թ Forms
- derelictly adverb
- derelictness noun
- nonderelict adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of derelict1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of derelict1
Example Sentences
The interview was co-ordinated by the SBU and conducted at a derelict building in Zaporizhzhia being used as a kind of safe house by the service, which confirmed the basic facts of Kurashov's life.
In Portadown, County Armagh, on Thursday a crowd pulled bricks and masonry from a derelict building which they threw at police.
Where there used to be rusting rolling stock and derelict sidings, there is now a swish shopping centre, smart restaurants and the oddly bulbous, 42-storey Belgrade Tower.
These cliffs hide the strip of gorse scrubland which runs east to the larger resort of Lagos, and are dotted with derelict, abandoned agricultural buildings and houses, marked with missing roofs and chipped plaster.
But its derelict setting has become almost inescapable since May 2021, with three permanently closed entrances spanning across three busy shopping roads.
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