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Rarederelict
The correct spelling is derelict.
How to pronounce derelict
/ˈdɛɹəlɪkt/
nounIPA: /ˈdɛɹəlɪkt/
Say it like: Der-eli-ct
The correct spelling is derelict. Property abandoned by its former owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea. For example: "There was a derelict ship on the island."
Usage Examples
“There was a derelict ship on the island.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Property abandoned by its former owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea.
- 2.An abandoned or forsaken person; an outcast.
- 3.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
- 1.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.
- 2.Negligent in performing a duty.
- 3.Lost; adrift; hence, wanting; careless; neglectful; unfaithful.
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