derelict

C2
Pronunciation
/ˈdɛɹəlɪkt/
Noun
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

Property abandoned by its former owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea.

2 Definition

An abandoned or forsaken person; an outcast.

3 Definition

A homeless and/or jobless person; a person who is (perceived as) negligent in their personal affairs and hygiene. (This sense is a modern development of the preceding sense.)

Adjective
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

Abandoned, forsaken; given up by the natural owner or guardian; (of a ship) abandoned at sea, dilapidated, neglected; (of a spacecraft) abandoned in outer space.

Example Sentences
  • There was a derelict ship on the island.
2 Definition

Negligent in performing a duty.

3 Definition

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