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derelict

adjective as in careless, negligent

noun as in destitute or down-and-out person

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She said she had seen the building become derelict in recent years and that it needed to be preserved.

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Investigating the remote, derelict town of Shelby Oaks was Riley’s last known project.

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A total of £3m has now been raised in grant funding, and in the new year, work will begin to restore the floors and roof to the 75% of the castle that is mostly derelict.

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According to the Verona prosecutor, Raffaele Tito, the farmhouse was in a derelict state and had no electricity.

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In Glasgow, part of the Broomielaw in the city centre was closed when a derelict building collapsed.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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