DERELICT

(noun) a ship abandoned on the high seas
synonyms : abandoned ship
(noun) a person without a home, job, or property
(adj.) in deplorable condition
"a street of bedraggled tenements", "a broken-down fence", "a ramshackle old pier", "a tumble-down shack"
synonyms : bedraggled , broken-down , dilapidated , ramshackle , tatterdemalion , tumble-down
After a tour of the dilapidated building, he discovered it was hopeless to renovate. -added by Administrator
(adj.) failing in what duty requires
"derelict (or delinquent) in his duty", "neglectful of his duties", "remiss of you not to pay your bills"
synonyms : delinquent , neglectful , remiss
the guards were judged derelict in their duty -added by nithi
(adj.) forsaken by owner or inhabitants
"weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"
synonyms : abandoned , deserted
(adj.) worn and broken down by hard use
"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"
synonyms : creaky , decrepit , flea-bitten , run-down , woebegone

-tagged by Administrator

decrepit window

Mnemonics for derelict

(Tag: ) dairy + licked=> people will tend to abandon/discard a "dairy milk" chocolate that has been licked..
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(Tag: ) hey!der...u r negLEGted
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(Tag: ) de-relic -> relic. relic and derelict has the same meaning
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(Tag: ) derail of train occurs due to negligence of duty
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(Tag: ) a person who licks the milk from somewhr,he is without home,job.he don't have money to buy milk..
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(Tag: ) de+reli+ct: DEplorable and REaLI CriTical condition
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(Tag: ) If someone finds a RELIC he keeps it with him as it is important.. Similarly if something is not important then we abandon it or may say "DELIC it"
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(Tag: ) focus on sound DERAIL..train leaving its RAIL or Abandoning
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(Tag: eng) Dear (dere) + Left (lict)....
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