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Definitions for Derelict
[1] left or deserted, as by the owner or guardian; abandoned: a derelict ship.
[2] neglectful of duty; delinquent; negligent.
[3] a person abandoned by society, especially a person without a permanent home and means of support; vagrant; bum.
[4] Nautical . a vessel abandoned in open water by its crew without any hope or intention of returning.
[5] personal property abandoned or thrown away by the owner.
[6] one guilty of neglect of duty.
[7] Law . land left dry by a change of the water line.
[8] deserted or abandoned, as by an owner, occupant, etc
[9] falling into ruins; neglected; dilapidated
[10] neglectful of duty or obligation; remiss
[11] a person abandoned or neglected by society; a social outcast or vagrant
[12] property deserted or abandoned by an owner, occupant, etc
[13] a vessel abandoned at sea
[14] a person who is neglectful of duty or obligation
Words related to Derelict
desolate, run-down, shabby, dilapidated, neglected, ruined, dingy, seedy, vagrant, beggar, slack, delinquent, solitary, castaway, renegade, tramp, stiff, outcast, drifter, bum
Words nearby Derelict
derecognize, deregister, deregulate, dereism, derek, derelict, dereliction, derencephaly, derepress, derepression, derequisition
Origin of Derelict
1640–50; < Latin dērelictus forsaken (past participle of dērelinquere ), equivalent to dē- de- + relictus past participle of relinquere to leave, abandon; see relinquish
Other words from Derelict
der·e·lict·ly , adverb
der·e·lict·ness , noun
non·der·e·lict , adjective, noun
Word origin for Derelict
C17: from Latin dērelictus forsaken, from dērelinquere to abandon, from de- + relinquere to leave
Synonyms for Derelict
delinquent, slack, behindhand, disregardful, irresponsible, lax, regardless, remiss, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy