Meaning of derelict

Definition of derelict

(adj) worn and broken down by hard use; "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"
forsaken by owner or inhabitants; "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"
failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"
in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"
(noun) a person without a home, job, or property
a ship abandoned on the high seas

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