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Derelict
see synonyms of derelictNoun
1. derelict
a person without a home, job, or property
Adjective
3. creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone
worn and broken down by hard use
Example Sentences:'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'
4. abandoned, derelict, deserted
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
Example Sentences:'weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse'
5. delinquent, derelict, neglectful, remiss
failing in what duty requires
Example Sentences:'derelict (or delinquent) in his duty''neglectful of his duties''remiss of you not to pay your bills'
6. bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down
in deplorable condition
Example Sentences:'a street of bedraggled tenements''a broken-down fence''a ramshackle old pier''a tumble-down shack'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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Derelict
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Derelict
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