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Derelict
01
a ship abandoned on the high seas
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Compound
countable
plural form
derelicts
02
a person without a home, job, or property
derelict
01
having a poor condition, often because of being abandoned or neglected for a long time
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most derelict
Comparative
more derelict
gradable
Examples
The derelict house had broken windows and a collapsing roof.
02
neglectful toward obligations and duties
Examples
The manager ’s derelict handling of the project led to its failure.
03
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
04
worn and broken down by hard use
