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Uncommondelinquent
The correct spelling is delinquent.
How to pronounce delinquent
/dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/
nounIPA: /dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/
Say it like: Del-ink-wen-t
The correct spelling is delinquent. One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws. For example: "Fred is delinquent in making his car payment."
Usage Examples
“Fred is delinquent in making his car payment.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws.
- 2.A person who has not paid his or her debts.
- 3.A term applied to royalists by their opponents in the English Civil War 1642-1645. Charles I was known as the chief delinquent.
adjective
- 1.Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
- 2.Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense
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