derelicts (0 synonym found)

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Definition of derelicts:

(adj) : Given up by the guardian or owner; abandoned, forsaken.
(adj) : (by extension) Of property: in a poor state due to abandonment or neglect; dilapidated, neglected.
(adj) : (chiefly US) Negligent in performing a duty; careless.
(n) : (countable, by extension, derogatory) A homeless or jobless person; a vagrant; also, a person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal affairs.
(n) : (countable, chiefly US) A person who is negligent in performing a duty.
(adj) : (specifically) Of a ship: abandoned at sea; of a spacecraft: abandoned in outer space.

Definition of derelicts:

(adj) : Given up by the guardian or owner; abandoned, forsaken.
(adj) : (by extension) Of property: in a poor state due to abandonment or neglect; dilapidated, neglected.
(adj) : (chiefly US) Negligent in performing a duty; careless.
(n) : (countable, by extension, derogatory) A homeless or jobless person; a vagrant; also, a person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal affairs.
(n) : (countable, chiefly US) A person who is negligent in performing a duty.
(adj) : (specifically) Of a ship: abandoned at sea; of a spacecraft: abandoned in outer space.

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