derelict
/dˈɛɹəlˌɪkt/ · 3 syllables
Meaning
adjective
- worn and broken down by hard use
“a creaky shack” - forsaken by owner or inhabitants
“weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse” - failing in what duty requires
“derelict (or delinquent) in his duty” - in deplorable condition
“a street of bedraggled tenements”
noun
- a person without a home, job, or property
- a ship abandoned on the high seas
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