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Word of the day
for
May 9
derelict
n
(
uncountable
)
Property
abandoned
by its
former
guardian
or
owner
;
(
countable
)
an
item
of such property.
(
uncountable
,
specifically
,
law
)
Property abandoned at
sea
with no
hope
of
recovery
and no
expectation
of being
returned
to its owner;
(
countable
)
an item of such property, especially a
ship
.
(
countable
,
dated
)
An
abandoned
or
forsaken
person
; an
outcast
, a
waif
.
(
countable
,
by extension
,
derogatory
)
A
homeless
and/or
jobless
person; a
vagrant
; also, a person who is (
perceived
as)
negligent
in their
hygiene
and
personal
affairs
.
(
countable
,
chiefly
US
)
A person who is
negligent
in
performing
a
duty
.
derelict
adj
Given up
by the
guardian
or
owner
;
abandoned
,
forsaken
.
(
specifically
)
Of a
ship
: abandoned at
sea
;
dilapidated
,
neglected
; of a
spacecraft
: abandoned in
outer space
.
(
figurative
)
Adrift
,
lost
.
(
chiefly
US
)
Negligent
in
performing
a
duty
;
careless
,
deficient
,
neglectful
,
unfaithful
. [...]
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