derelict


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
derelict/ˈderəlɪkt/
adjective
  • 1 in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect.
  • 2 chiefly N. Amer. shamefully negligent.
noun
  • 1 a destitute person.
  • 2 a ship or other piece of property abandoned by its owner.
– origin C17: from L. derelict-, derelinquere ‘abandon’, from de- ‘completely’ + relinquere ‘forsake’.
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