Definitions for derelict

Definitions for (noun) derelict

Main entry: abandoned ship, derelict

Definition: a ship abandoned on the high seas


Main entry: derelict

Definition: a person without a home, job, or property


Definitions for (adj) derelict

Main entry: bedraggled, derelict, dilapidated, broken-down, ramshackle, tumble-down, tatterdemalion

Definition: in deplorable condition

Usage: a street of bedraggled tenements; a broken-down fence; a ramshackle old pier; a tumble-down shack


Main entry: neglectful, delinquent, derelict, remiss

Definition: failing in what duty requires

Usage: derelict (or delinquent) in his duty; neglectful of his duties; remiss of you not to pay your bills


Main entry: abandoned, derelict, deserted

Definition: forsaken by owner or inhabitants

Usage: weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse


Main entry: woebegone, run-down, decrepit, derelict, creaky, flea-bitten

Definition: worn and broken down by hard use

Usage: 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


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