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derelict
The definition of derelict is something that has become deserted or neglected or a person who is grossly negligent in fulfilling his duties.
(adjective)- An example of derelict is a falling-down and rotted, abandoned house.
- An example of derelict is when you fail to pay your child support.
Derelict is defined as a person who has no assets, home, property or job.
(noun)An example of a derelict is a homeless person who lives on the streets.
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See derelict in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
- deserted by the owner; abandoned; forsaken
- ☆ neglectful of duty; remiss; negligent
Origin: L derelictus, pp. of derelinquere, to forsake utterly, abandon < de-, intens. + relinquere: see relinquish
noun
- a property abandoned by the owner; esp., an abandoned ship on the open sea
- a destitute person, without a home or regular job and rejected by society
- land exposed by the receding of water
See derelict in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Deserted by an owner or keeper; abandoned.
- Run-down; dilapidated.
- Neglectful of duty or obligation; remiss. See Synonyms at negligent.
- Abandoned property, especially a ship abandoned at sea.
- A homeless or jobless person; a vagrant.
- Law Land left dry by a permanent recession of the water line.
Origin:
Origin: Latin dērelictus
Origin: , past participle of dērelinquere, to abandon
Origin: : dē-, de-
Origin: + relinquere, to leave behind; see relinquish
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