Derelict

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NOUN

a person without a home, job, or property

a ship abandoned on the high seas

ADJ

creaky, decrepit, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone

worn and broken down by hard use

abandoned, deserted

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

delinquent, neglectful, remiss

failing in what duty requires

bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion

in deplorable condition

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