DERELICT

derelict

Noun

  1. Property abandoned by its former owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea.
  2. An abandoned or forsaken person; an outcast.
  3. A homeless and/or jobless person; a person who is (perceived as) negligent in their personal affairs and hygiene.

Adjective

  1. Abandoned, forsake; given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian; (of ship) abandoned at sea; dilapidated, neglected.
    There was a derelict ship on the island.
  2. Negligent in performing a duty.
  3. Lost; adrift; hence, wanting; careless; neglectful; unfaithful.


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