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derelict::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | delinquent, neglectful, remiss |
derelict (or delinquent) in his duty.
derelict::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down |
derelict::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abandoned ship |
| Type of | ship |
derelict::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | creaky, decrepit, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone |
derelict::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | pauper |
Examples of derelict
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Go right, up the field edge, passing a derelict barn to join a stony farm track.
From the haringeyindependent.co.uk
Major commercial construction is set against dodgy bars and derelict warehouses.
From the denverpost.com
Most are deserted, their derelict buildings crumbling, torn down or hauled away.
From the denverpost.com
This early 19th centurypost mill, derelict for years, was restored this century.
From the theargus.co.uk
It is now in a derelict state after years of floods have eroded its foundations.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Her last name was misspelled in a story Saturday about derelict property owners.
From the post-gazette.com
The central character is a sort of derelict loon who is a professional impostor.
From the time.com
The derelict ground where Woodside pub used to stand on Plumstead road, Norwich.
From the edp24.co.uk
This comprises one house and a derelict barn, both owned by the Beaufort Estate.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A person without a home, job, or property
- Creaky: 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 ship: a ship abandoned on the high seas
- Abandoned: forsaken by owner or inhabitants ; "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"
- Failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"
- Bedraggled: in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"
- (dereliction) delinquency: a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"
- (dereliction) willful negligence
- In maritime law, flotsam, jetsam, lagan and derelict describe specific kinds of wreck. Historically the words had specific nautical meanings, with legal consequences.
