derelict

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1. derelict - Noun

2. derelict - Adjective

3. derelict - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian; left and abandoned; as, derelict lands.

Lost; adrift; hence, wanting; careless; neglectful; unfaithful.

A thing voluntary abandoned or willfully cast away by its proper owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea.

A tract of land left dry by the sea, and fit for cultivation or use.

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Everyone should know that most cancer research is largely a fraud, and that the major cancer research organizations are derelict in their duties to the people who support them. Linus Pauling

I have such an extreme attitude about work, where I can just completely be derelict of my responsibilities and then when I am not derelict, I am completely indulged in it. I swing pretty wildly from the two extremes. Geddy Lee

Who will demand accountability for the failure of our national political leadership involved in the management of this war? They have unquestionably been derelict in the performance of their duty. In my profession, these types of leaders would immediately be relieved or court martialed. Ricardo Sanchez

In 1968 the Arts Council managed to get a grant from the treasury to buy up a lot of derelict touring theatres and put them back in the hands of the local authorities. Timothy West

I'd be derelict in my duty if I didn't go and continue to use every advantage that I can to promote New York's cause. Michael Bloomberg

weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse Source: Internet

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