derelict
Noun
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A person without a home, job, or property (synset 110025743)
is a type of: pauper - a person who is very poor
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A ship abandoned on the high seas (synset 102669131)
is a type of: ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freightsame as: abandoned ship
Adjective
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Worn and broken down by hard use (synset 302591968)
"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"similar to: worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use
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Forsaken by owner or inhabitants (synset 301315959)
"weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"similar to: uninhabited - not having inhabitants; not lived in
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Failing in what duty requires (synset 300758741)
"derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"similar to: negligent - characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern
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In deplorable condition (synset 300682984)
"a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"similar to: damaged - harmed or injured or spoiled
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