derelict
adjective
[ ˈdɛrəlɪkt ]
• in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect.
• "a derelict Georgian mansion"
Similar:
dilapidated,
ramshackle,
run down,
broken-down,
worn out,
tumbledown,
in (a state of) disrepair,
in ruins,
ruined,
falling to pieces,
falling apart,
rickety,
creaky,
creaking,
decrepit,
deteriorating,
crumbling,
deteriorated,
neglected,
untended,
unmaintained,
gone to rack and ruin,
gone to seed,
on its last legs,
the worse for wear,
disused,
abandoned,
deserted,
discarded,
rejected,
forsaken,
cast off,
relinquished,
ownerless,
Opposite:
in good repair,
in use,
• shamefully negligent of one's duties or obligations.
• "he was derelict in his duty to his country"
Similar:
negligent,
neglectful,
remiss,
lax,
careless,
sloppy,
slipshod,
slack,
irresponsible,
delinquent,
derelict
noun
• a person without a home, job, or property.
• "derelicts who could fit all their possessions in a paper bag"
Similar:
tramp,
vagrant,
vagabond,
down and out,
homeless person,
drifter,
knight of the road,
beggar,
mendicant,
outcast,
pariah,
ne'er do well,
good-for-nothing,
wastrel,
streety,
dosser,
bag lady,
hobo,
bum,
derro,
• a ship or other piece of property abandoned by the owner and in poor condition.
• "she had been a derelict recommissioned for this journey"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin derelictus ‘abandoned’, past participle of derelinquere, from de- ‘completely’ + relinquere ‘forsake’.
