derelict
noun/ˈderəlɪkt/
/ˈderəlɪkt/
(formal, disapproving)- a person without a home, a job or property synonym vagrant
- derelicts living on the streets
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin derelictus ‘abandoned’, past participle of derelinquere, from de- ‘completely’ + relinquere ‘forsake’.Definitions on the go
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