derelict, adj.
in deplorable condition
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bedraggled broken-down derelict dilapidated ramshackle tatterdemalion tumble-down
sample sentences
"a street of bedraggled tenements""a broken-down fence"
"a ramshackle old pier"
"a tumble-down shack"
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failing in what duty requires
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delinquent derelict neglectful remiss
sample sentences
"derelict (or delinquent) in his duty""neglectful of his duties"
"remiss of you not to pay your bills"
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forsaken by owner or inhabitants
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
abandoned derelict deserted
sample sentences
"weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"
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worn and broken down by hard use
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
creaky decrepit derelict flea-bitten run-down woebegone
sample sentences
"a creaky shack""a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"
"a flea-bitten sofa"
"a run-down neighborhood"
"a woebegone old shack"
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