derelict
Pronunciation:
/ˈdɛɹəlɪkt/noun
Definitions
Property abandoned by its former owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea.
An abandoned or forsaken person; an outcast.
A homeless and/or jobless person; a person who is (perceived as) negligent in their personal affairs and hygiene. (This sense is a modern development of the preceding sense.)
adjective
Definitions
Abandoned, forsaken; given up by the natural owner or guardian; (of a ship) abandoned at sea, dilapidated, neglected; (of a spacecraft) abandoned in outer space.
Example: There was a derelict ship on the island.
Negligent in performing a duty.
Lost; adrift; hence, wanting; careless; neglectful; unfaithful.