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Derelict

Adjective

Definitions

1.AdjectiveGiven up by the guardian or owner; abandoned, forsaken.
"There was a derelict ship on the island."
2.AdjectiveOf a ship: abandoned at sea; of a spacecraft: abandoned in outer space.
"There was a derelict ship on the island."
3.AdjectiveOf property: in a poor state due to abandonment or neglect; dilapidated, neglected.
4.AdjectiveAdrift, lost.
5.AdjectiveNegligent in performing a duty; careless.
6.NounProperty abandoned by its former guardian or owner; an item of such property. Property abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery and no expectation of being returned to its owner; an item of such property, especially a ship.
7.NounProperty abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery and no expectation of being returned to its owner; an item of such property, especially a ship.
8.NounAn abandoned or forsaken person; an outcast, a waif.
9.NounA homeless or jobless person; a vagrant; also, a person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal affairs.
10.NounA person who is negligent in performing a duty.
11.VerbTo abandon or forsake (someone or something).
12.VerbTo neglect a duty.
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