derelict
Given up by the guardian or owner; abandoned, forsaken.
Seen in the wild
Abby has always been drawn to the derelict that is Steel Pier, but answering its siren song gets her and her foster sister into deadly trouble until a knife-wielding figure in rags comes to their rescue. Read Rags by…
Police in Telford are raising the alarm following a worrying spike in young people trespassing on derelict sites and scaling rooftops across the area.
Fancy exploring an underground research complex or derelict space ship? Skirmishing across sprawling hab-zones or space port? Well, Dark Fantastic Mills is here with a new range of modular sci-fi scenery STLs to cater…
I’m real excited for that Nyx Prime resurgence though, I already have one part of hers from the Railjack derelict relics but considering how much Aya I’ve had dumped in me while trying to get Axi V14s I should be set
At the now-scrapped ABC Cinema in Gravesend, Kent. Sadly, the 1931 building - originally The Majestic - fell derelict in 2006 and collapsed after a fire in 2009. A bit like The Empire, really...
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Given up by the guardian or owner; abandoned, forsaken.
The wrongs which we have suffered from Mexico are before the world, and must deeply impress every American citizen. A Government which is either unable or unwilling to redress such wrongs is derelict to its highest duties.
“I’m real excited for that Nyx Prime resurgence though, I already have one part of hers from the Railjack derelict relics but considering how much Aya I’ve had dumped in me while trying to get Axi V14s I should be set”
— Bluesky· May 2026“At the now-scrapped ABC Cinema in Gravesend, Kent. Sadly, the 1931 building - originally The Majestic - fell derelict in 2006 and collapsed after a fire in 2009. A bit like The Empire, really...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“no one playing Derelict Star has reported this yet. what problems are manifesting in your game because of it? maybe you can just sidestep those instead.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Because they profit off of war and insider trading. All morally derelict”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Central Airlock | Derelict Prison of Elders #Destiny2 #BungieCreator”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(by extension) Of property: in a poor state due to abandonment or neglect; dilapidated, neglected.
The wrongs which we have suffered from Mexico are before the world, and must deeply impress every American citizen. A Government which is either unable or unwilling to redress such wrongs is derelict to its highest duties.
“Abby has always been drawn to the derelict that is Steel Pier, but answering its siren song gets her and her foster sister into deadly trouble until a knife-wielding figure in rags comes to their rescue. Read Rags by Ty Drago by daylight! buff.ly/pbBJO9j #horror #thriller”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Police in Telford are raising the alarm following a worrying spike in young people trespassing on derelict sites and scaling rooftops across the area.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Fancy exploring an underground research complex or derelict space ship? Skirmishing across sprawling hab-zones or space port? Well, Dark Fantastic Mills is here with a new range of modular sci-fi scenery STLs to cater for your needs. www.tabletopsentinel.com/news/scifi/s...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(figurative) Adrift, lost.
The wrongs which we have suffered from Mexico are before the world, and must deeply impress every American citizen. A Government which is either unable or unwilling to redress such wrongs is derelict to its highest duties.
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