delinquent, overdue
(adjective) past due; not paid at the scheduled time; “an overdue installment”; “a delinquent account”
derelict, delinquent, neglectful, remiss
(adjective) failing in what duty requires; “derelict (or delinquent) in his duty”; “neglectful of his duties”; “remiss of you not to pay your bills”
delinquent
(adjective) guilty of a misdeed; “delinquent minors”
delinquent, juvenile delinquent
(noun) a young offender
Source: WordNet® 3.1
delinquent (comparative more delinquent, superlative most delinquent)
Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense
• (late or failing to pay a debt): defaulting
delinquent (plural delinquents)
One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws.
A person who has not paid their debts.
(obsolete, derogatory) A term applied to royalists by their opponents in the English Civil War 1642-1645. Charles I was known as the chief delinquent.
• See also criminal
Source: Wiktionary
De*lin"quent a. Etym: [L. delinquens, -entis, p. pr. of delinquere to fail, be wanting in one's duty, do wrong; de- + linquere to leave. See Loan, n.]
Definition: Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
De*lin"quent, n.
Definition: One who fails or neglects to perform his duty; an offender or transgressor; one who commits a fault or a crime; a culprit. A delinquent ought to be cited in the place or jurisdiction where the delinquency was committed. Ayliffe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 February 2025
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
