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derelict - Dictionary definition and meaning for derelict

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

    derelict
    -tagged by Administrator
    decrepit window

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

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..

    added by sanduja_arun    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) de+reli+ct: DEplorable and REaLI CriTical condition

    added by tenzingocha    editEdit Mnemonic

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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"

    added by siddharth4484    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) focus on sound DERAIL..train leaving its RAIL or Abandoning

    added by tarun05kumar    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: eng) Dear (dere) + Left (lict)....

    added by FBK    editEdit Mnemonic

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