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delinquently Definition


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delinquent
noun
    1. Someone, especially a young person, guilty of a minor criminal offence.
      Thesaurus: wrongdoer, miscreant, criminal, lawbreaker, derelict (US), (juvenile) offender, hoodlum (US), hooligan, tough, punk (US slang).
adj
    1. Guilty of a minor crime or misdeed.
      Thesaurus: lax, slack, remiss, negligent, procrastinating, careless; Antonym: punctual, scrupulous.
Derivative: delinquency
    Minor crime, especially committed by young people.
    Delinquent nature or behaviour.
      Thesaurus: misconduct, misdeed, wrongdoing, misbehaviour, misdemeanour.
Derivative: delinquently
adverb
    Etymology: 15c: from Latin delinquere to fail in one's duty.



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