Derelict (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Neglectful
• Remiss
• Delinquent

Meaning ²

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".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Decrepit
• Flea-bitten
• Creaky
• Woebegone
• Run-down

Meaning ³

Forsaken by owner or inhabitants; "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Abandoned
• Deserted

Related Words

• Derelict (noun)

Meaning ⁴

In deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Bedraggled
• Tatterdemalion
• Tumble-down
• Dilapidated
• Broken-down
• Ramshackle