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derelict

[ der-uh-likt ]

adjective

  1. left or deserted, as by the owner or guardian; abandoned:

    a derelict ship.

  2. neglectful of duty; delinquent; negligent.

    Synonyms: heedless, careless, remiss



noun

  1. a person abandoned by society, especially a person without a permanent home and means of support; vagrant; bum.
  2. Nautical. a vessel abandoned in open water by its crew without any hope or intention of returning.
  3. personal property abandoned or thrown away by the owner.
  4. one guilty of neglect of duty.
  5. Law. land left dry by a change of the water line.

derelict

/ ˈdɛrɪlɪkt /

adjective

  1. deserted or abandoned, as by an owner, occupant, etc
  2. falling into ruins; neglected; dilapidated
  3. neglectful of duty or obligation; remiss
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a person abandoned or neglected by society; a social outcast or vagrant
  2. property deserted or abandoned by an owner, occupant, etc
  3. a vessel abandoned at sea
  4. a person who is neglectful of duty or obligation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • dere·lict·ly adverb
  • dere·lict·ness noun
  • non·dere·lict adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of derelict1

First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin dērelictus “forsaken” (past participle of dērelinquere ), equivalent to dē- “from, away from” + relictus, past participle of relinquere “to leave, abandon”; de-, relinquish
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Word History and Origins

Origin of derelict1

C17: from Latin dērelictus forsaken, from dērelinquere to abandon, from de- + relinquere to leave
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Example Sentences

We stood on the rooftop of a derelict farmhouse meters away from a Turkish tank and a razor wire fence marking the end of Turkey.

Today, all that remains of these Jewish holiday centers is a constellation of derelict buildings.

He remembers, for example, living in Brooklyn Heights and trying to get booze from the “derelict liquor story nearby.”

The Daily Pic: In 1904 in Manhattan, the great Guastavino Co. gave palatial roofing to a subway station that's now derelict.

There were housing projects, and some truly derelict hotels where the very-down-on-their-luck lived.

A fair ship on a fair sea soon parts company with a derelict—unless it tows it.

Yet he had gone twice in the fortnight at her call to help her through stormy nights with the derelict.

Erdil is a tiny derelict Christian village situated in the Oramar valley a little above its confluence with the Zab.

A dead ship, a derelict, come to them by merest chance from some unthinkably remote star.

Eyes turned curiously on the shambling derelict, but the only expression on Newt's face was one of surly defiance to the world.

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