Definition of Derelict

1. Adjective. Worn and broken down by hard use. "A woebegone old shack"

Exact synonyms: Creaky, Decrepit, Flea-bitten, Run-down, Woebegone
Similar to: Worn

2. Noun. A person without a home, job, or property.
Generic synonyms: Pauper

3. Adjective. Forsaken by owner or inhabitants. "Weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"
Exact synonyms: Abandoned, Deserted
Similar to: Uninhabited

4. Noun. A ship abandoned on the high seas.
Exact synonyms: Abandoned Ship
Generic synonyms: Ship

5. Adjective. Failing in what duty requires. "Remiss of you not to pay your bills"
Exact synonyms: Delinquent, Neglectful, Remiss
Similar to: Negligent
Derivative terms: Neglectfulness, Remissness

6. Adjective. In deplorable condition. "A tumble-down shack"

Definition of Derelict

1. a. Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian; left and abandoned; as, derelict lands.

2. n. A thing voluntary abandoned or willfully cast away by its proper owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea.

Definition of Derelict

1. Adjective. Abandoned, forsaken; (of ship) abandoned at sea; dilapidated, neglected. ¹

2. Adjective. Negligent in performing a duty. ¹

3. Noun. Property abandoned by its former owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea. ¹

4. Noun. (context: dated) An abandoned or forsaken person; an outcast. ¹

5. Noun. A homeless and/or jobless person; a person who is (perceived as) negligent in their personal affairs and hygiene. (qualifier This sense is a modern development of the preceding sense.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Derelict

1. something abandoned [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Derelict

deregistering
deregisters
deregistration
deregistrations
deregulate
deregulated
deregulates
deregulating
deregulation
deregulations
deregulator
deregulators
deregulatory
dereism
dereistic
derelict (current term)
dereliction
derelictions
derelicts
dereligionise
dereligionised
dereligionises
dereligionising
dereligionize
dereligionized
dereligionizes
dereligionizing
dereling
derencephalia
derencephalocele

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