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-downAfter 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(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 , woebegonedecrepit window
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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(Tag: ) hey!der...u r negLEGted
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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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