derelict

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“
Do you know, sometimes I felt like boxing your ears, you seemed so superior It was not superiority in your case," laughed Dan, "it was appreciation Thank you," said Virginia; "and now Oh," smiled Dan, "the thought of fudge on a derelict was and is responsible for this twinkle I don't care," she frowned.

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  1. adjective Deserted by an owner or keeper; abandoned.
  2. adjective Run-down; dilapidated.
  3. adjective Neglectful of duty or obligation; remiss. See Synonyms at negligent.
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  • He became a derelict, and so remained, until you saw him again quite by chance after twenty years 8 IN SILENCE, MAHOSSIER GAZED FIXEDLY DOWN AT HIS shoes. —  Maigret and the Loner - Georges Simenon - 101
  • They were the two guards who had been in the derelict, and the man Monk had kicked off the log gangplank Monk was dumped into the plane. —  123 - The Talking Devil
  • If you're a derelict, they're going to call the cops on you. —  Nashuatelegraph.com local, state, business and sports news
  • Once investigators identify a boat as derelict, they notify the owner or the last person who possessed the vessel, and have them remove the boat at their own expense. —  NBC2 News
  • You're now part owner of thousands of condemned, derelict, abandoned, and foreclosed upon crack houses! —  IMAO
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  1. Latin dērelictus, past participle of dērelinquere, to abandon : dē-, de- + relinquere, to leave behind; see relinquish.

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  1. = Portuguese derelicto = Italian derelitto, from Latin derelictus, past participle of derelinquere, forsake utterly, from de- + relinquere, forsake, abandon: see relict, relinquent, relinquish.
 

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/ˈdɛrɛlɪkt/
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