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derelict

('d/E/r/@/l/I/kt )

adjective (a)

Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian; left and abandoned; as, derelict lands.(adjective)

source: webster1913

noun (n)

a person without a home, job, or property(noun.person)

source: wordnet30
a ship abandoned on the high seas(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
abandoned ship

source: wordnet30
A thing voluntary abandoned or willfully cast away by its proper owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea.(noun)

source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

worn and broken down by hard use(adj.all)

Synonym:
creaky, decrepit, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone

source: wordnet30
forsaken by owner or inhabitants(adj.all)

Synonym:
abandoned, deserted

source: wordnet30
failing in what duty requires(adj.all)

Example:
Derelict (or delinquent) in his duty.

Synonym:
delinquent, neglectful, remiss

source: wordnet30
in deplorable condition(adj.all)

Synonym:
bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down

source: wordnet30

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