de|lin´quent|ly

de|lin´quent|ly
de|lin|quent «dih LIHNG kwuhnt», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. failing in a duty; neglecting an obligation: »

He was delinquent in paying his overdue taxes.

2. guilty of a fault or an offense: »

The delinquent boys had been breaking windows in the neighborhood.

3. due and unpaid; overdue: »

The owner lost his house when it was sold for delinquent taxes.

4. having to do with delinquents.
–n.
a delinquent person; offender; criminal: »

He had been a delinquent since early childhood.

╂[< Latin dēlinquēns, -entis, present participle of dēlinquere fail < dē- off + linquere leave]
–de|lin´quent|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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