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derelict

/ˈdɛɹəˌlɪkt/ · 8 letters · 7 distinct letters

  1. adjective

    worn and broken down by hard use

    a creaky shack

  2. adjective

    forsaken by owner or inhabitants

    weed grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse

  3. adjective

    failing in what duty requires

    derelict (or delinquent) in his duty

  4. adjective

    in deplorable condition

    a street of bedraggled tenements

  5. noun

    a person without a home, job, or property

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