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derelict
adjective
noun
in deplorable condition
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ˈdɛɹəlɪkt
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adjective
in deplorable condition
“a street of bedraggled tenements”
adjective
failing in what duty requires
“derelict (or delinquent) in his duty”
adjective
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
“weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse”
adjective
worn and broken down by hard use
“a creaky shack”
noun
a ship abandoned on the high seas
noun
a person without a home, job, or property
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Example Sentences
a street of bedraggled tenements
a broken-down fence
a ramshackle old pier
a tumble-down shack
derelict (or delinquent) in his duty
neglectful of his duties
remiss of you not to pay your bills
weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse
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
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