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Derelict

Derelict Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Derelict? [n] a ship abandoned on the high seas [n] a person unable to support himself [adj] failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills" [adj] deserted or abandoned as by an owner; "a derelict ship" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Derelict: abandoned ship \| delinquent \| forsaken \| neglectful \| negligent \| remiss Related Terms \| Find terms related to Derelict: abandoned \| battered \| beachcomber \| beaten up \| beat-up \| beggar \| beggarly fellow \| behindhand \| blighter \| Bowery bum \| broken-down \| budmash \| bum \| bummer \| caitiff \| careless \| castaway \| castoff \| cast-off \| culpably negligent \| declasse \| decrepit \| delinquent \| deserted \| desolate \| devil \| dilapidated \| dilatory \| dingy \| disaffected \| discard \| discarded \| disloyal \| disowned \| displaced person \| disregardful \| disused \| dogie \| down-and-out \| DP \| drifter \| drunkard \| evictee \| exile \| expatriate \| expellee \| faded \| faithless \| false \| fickle \| floater \| flotsam \| flotsam and jetsam \| forsaken \| foundling \| good-for-naught \| good-for-nothing \| heedless \| hobo \| human wreck \| in ruins \| inadvertent \| inattentive \| inconstant \| irresponsible \| Ishmael \| jetsam \| jettisoned \| junk \| lagan \| laissez-faire \| lax \| lazzarone \| left \| leper \| loafer \| loose \| lowlife \| malingerer \| marooned \| mauvais sujet \| mean wretch \| mucker \| neglected \| neglectful \| neglecting \| negligent \| no-good \| noninterfering \| nonrestrictive \| not true to \| of bad faith \| off-guard \| orphan \| outcast \| outcast of society \| outcaste \| outlaw \| outside the gates \| outside the pale \| overly permissive \| pariah \| pauvre diable \| permissive \| persona non grata \| pilgarlic \| poor creature \| poor devil \| procrastinating \| ramshackle \| recreant \| refuse \| regardless \| reject \| rejected \| relaxed \| remiss \| rubbish \| ruined \| ruinous \| run-down \| sad case \| sad sack \| scamping \| seedy \| shabby \| skid-row bum \| skimping \| slack \| slacker \| slighting \| slipshod \| sloppy \| slovenly \| slummy \| slurring \| social outcast \| solitary \| stiff \| street arab \| sundowner \| swagman \| threadbare \| tottery \| tramp \| trash \| trothless \| truant \| tumbledown \| unacceptable person \| uncircumspect \| uncouth \| undependable \| undesirable \| unfaithful \| unguarded \| unloyal \| unreliable \| unrigorous \| unsteadfast \| untouchable \| untrue \| untrustworthy \| unwary \| unwatchful \| vag \| vagabond \| vagrant \| vaurien \| waif \| waifs and strays \| wastrel \| worthless fellow \| wretch See Also \| pauper \| poor man \| ship Derelict In Webster's Dictionary \Der"elict\, a. [L. derelictus, p. p. of derelinquere to forsake wholly, to abandon; de- + relinquere to leave. See {Relinquish}.] 1. Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian; left and abandoned; as, derelict lands. The affections which these exposed or derelict children bear to their mothers, have no grounds of nature or assiduity but civility and opinion. --Jer. Taylor. 2. Lost; adrift; hence, wanting; careless; neglectful; unfaithful. They easily prevailed, so as to seize upon the vacant, unoccupied, and derelict minds of his [Chatham's] friends; and instantly they turned the vessel wholly out of the course of his policy. --Burke. A government which is either unable or unwilling to redress such wrongs is derelict to its highest duties. --J. Buchanan. \Der"elict\, n. (Law) (a) A thing voluntary abandoned or willfully cast away by its proper owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea. (b) A tract of land left dry by the sea, and fit for cultivation or use.

Derelict Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Derelict?

[n] a ship abandoned on the high seas
[n] a person unable to support himself
[adj] failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"
[adj] deserted or abandoned as by an owner; "a derelict ship"

See Also | pauper | poor man | ship

Derelict In Webster's Dictionary

\Der"e*lict\, a. [L. derelictus, p. p. of derelinquere
to forsake wholly, to abandon; de- + relinquere to leave. See
{Relinquish}.]
1. Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian;
   left and abandoned; as, derelict lands.

         The affections which these exposed or derelict
         children bear to their mothers, have no grounds of
         nature or assiduity but civility and opinion. --Jer.
   Taylor.

2. Lost; adrift; hence, wanting; careless; neglectful;
   unfaithful.

         They easily prevailed, so as to seize upon the
         vacant, unoccupied, and derelict minds of his
         [Chatham's] friends; and instantly they turned the
         vessel wholly out of the course of his policy.
                                               --Burke.

         A government which is either unable or unwilling to
         redress such wrongs is derelict to its highest
         duties.                               --J. Buchanan.


\Der"e*lict\, n. (Law)
   (a) A thing voluntary abandoned or willfully cast away by
       its proper owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea.
   (b) A tract of land left dry by the sea, and fit for
       cultivation or use.

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