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der⋅e⋅lict
[der-uh-likt] 
–adjective
| 1. | left or deserted, as by the owner or guardian; abandoned: a derelict ship. |
| 2. | neglectful of duty; delinquent; negligent. |
–noun
| 3. | a person abandoned by society, esp. a person without a permanent home and means of support; vagrant; bum. |
| 4. | Nautical. a vessel abandoned in open water by its crew without any hope or intention of returning. |
| 5. | personal property abandoned or thrown away by the owner. |
| 6. | one guilty of neglect of duty. |
| 7. | Law. land left dry by a change of the water line. |
Origin:
1640–50; < L dērelictus forsaken (ptp. of dērelinquere), equiv. to dē- de- + relictus ptp. of relinquere to leave, abandon; see relinquish
1640–50; < L dērelictus forsaken (ptp. of dērelinquere), equiv. to dē- de- + relictus ptp. of relinquere to leave, abandon; see relinquish
Related forms:
der⋅e⋅lict⋅ly, adverb
der⋅e⋅lict⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
2. remiss, careless, heedless.
2. remiss, careless, heedless.
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| der·e·lict (děr'ə-lĭkt') adj.
[Latin dērelictus, past participle of dērelinquere, to abandon : dē-, de- + relinquere, to leave behind; see relinquish.] |
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Derelict
Der"e*lict\, a. [L. derelictus, p. p. of derelinquere to forsake wholly, to abandon; de- + relinquere to leave. See Relinquish.]1. Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian; left and abandoned; as, derelict lands. The affections which these exposed or derelict children bear to their mothers, have no grounds of nature or assiduity but civility and opinion. --Jer. Taylor. 2. Lost; adrift; hence, wanting; careless; neglectful; unfaithful. They easily prevailed, so as to seize upon the vacant, unoccupied, and derelict minds of his [Chatham's] friends; and instantly they turned the vessel wholly out of the course of his policy. --Burke. A government which is either unable or unwilling to redress such wrongs is derelict to its highest duties. --J. Buchanan.Derelict
Der"e*lict\, n. (Law) (a) A thing voluntary abandoned or willfully cast away by its proper owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea. (b) A tract of land left dry by the sea, and fit for cultivation or use.
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Language Translation for : Derelict
Spanish:
abandonado, en ruinas,
German:
aufgeben,
Japanese:
放棄された
derelict (adj.)
1649, from L. derelictus, pp. of dereliquere "abandon," from de- "entirely" + relinquere "leave behind" (see relinquish). Originally especially of vessels abandoned at sea or stranded on shore. Dereliction "failure in duty" is from 1830.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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