DERELICT
Scrabble letter values: D2E1R1E1L1I1C3T1 = 11
Definition
- noun a person without a home, job, or property.
- noun a ship abandoned on the high seas. — synonyms: abandoned_ship
- adjective worn and broken down by hard use. — synonyms: creaky, decrepit, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone
- adjective forsaken by owner or inhabitants. — synonyms: abandoned, deserted
- adjective failing in what duty requires. — synonyms: delinquent, neglectful, remiss
- adjective in deplorable condition. — synonyms: bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down
Examples
- “a creaky shack”
- “a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape”
- “a flea-bitten sofa”