derelict meaning and definition

DERELICT noun

Definition of derelict (noun)

1. a person without a home, job, or property
2. a ship abandoned on the high seas
   • synonyms: abandoned ship

DERELICT adjective

Definition of derelict (adjective)

1. 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
2. forsaken by owner or inhabitants
   • "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"
   • synonyms: abandoned, deserted
3. 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
4. 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