der|e|lict

der|e|lict
der|e|lict «DEHR uh lihkt», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. that has been abandoned; forsaken; deserted: »

a derelict ship.

2. failing in one's duty; negligent: »

The guard was found derelict in letting the prisoner escape.

SYNONYM(S): delinquent, unfaithful.
–n.
1. a ship abandoned and afloat at sea.
2. a poor, homeless person who is unwilling or unable to care for himself: »

The ragged old derelict begged for money to buy a meal.

3. any useless, discarded, or forsaken thing.
4. Law. land left dry by the gradual receding of water.
╂[< Latin dērelictus, past participle of dērelinquere abandon < dē- (intensive) + re- behind + linquere leave]

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