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(adj) bedraggled, dilapidated, broken-down, ramshackle, tumble-down, tatterdemalion
in deplorable condition
a street of bedraggled tenements; a broken-down fence; a ramshackle old pier; a tumble-down shack
(adj) neglectful, delinquent, remiss
failing in what duty requires
derelict (or delinquent) in his duty; neglectful of his duties; remiss of you not to pay your bills
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse
(adj) woebegone, run-down, decrepit, creaky, flea-bitten
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
(noun) abandoned ship
a ship abandoned on the high seas