derelict
adjective
- 1
in deplorable condition
a street of bedraggled tenements
a broken-down fence
- 2
failing in what duty requires
derelict (or delinquent) in his duty
neglectful of his duties
- 3
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse
- 4
worn and broken down by hard use
a creaky shack
a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
noun
- 1
a ship abandoned on the high seas
- 2
a person without a home, job, or property
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