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derelict

/'dɛrəlɪkt/

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adjective
failing in what duty requires
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"derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"

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delinquent neglectful remiss negligent
adjective
in deplorable condition
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bedraggled broken-down dilapidated ramshackle tatterdemalion tumble-down damaged
adjective
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
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abandoned deserted uninhabited
noun
a ship abandoned on the high seas
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abandoned ship

type of:
ship
adjective
worn and broken down by hard use
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creaky decrepit flea-bitten run-down woebegone worn
noun
a person without a home, job, or property
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type of:
pauper

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