Derelict (Adjective)
Meaning 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".
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Examples
- The old factory stood as a derelict monument to the town's industrial past, its crumbling walls a testament to years of neglect.
- The derelict boat had been abandoned in the harbor for so long that it was now home to a flock of seagulls.
- After years of hard use, the derelict truck was finally retired to a junkyard, its engine sputtering and its tires worn thin.
- The derelict apartment building was a haven for squatters and a blight on the neighborhood, its broken windows and crumbling facade a magnet for crime.
- The hikers stumbled upon a derelict cabin deep in the woods, its wooden beams weathered to a soft gray and its door hanging crookedly on its hinges.
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Meaning 2
Failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills".
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All adjective clusters.
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Meaning 3
Forsaken by owner or inhabitants; "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse".
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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.