Dictionary Check: derelict
"derelict" is a valid word!
Scrabble
11
points
Words with Friends
13
points
Definition
adjective
worn and broken down by hard use
Example:
"a creaky shack"
adjective
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
Example:
"weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"
adjective
failing in what duty requires
Example:
"derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"
adjective
in deplorable condition
Example:
"a street of bedraggled tenements"
noun
a person without a home, job, or property
noun
a ship abandoned on the high seas
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