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Delinquent
01
a person, typically young, who regularly engages in illegal or immoral behavior
Grammatical Information
animacy status
human
Composition
Compound
countable
plural form
delinquents
Examples
The police were called after the delinquent vandalized the park.
delinquent
01
past due; not paid at the scheduled time
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most delinquent
Comparative
more delinquent
gradable
02
guilty of a misdeed
03
failing in what duty requires
