Today’s “Word of the Day” is delinquent and it is an adjective meaning “relating to a person who fails to do (pay) his/her (financial) obligation by the due date; irresponsible, negligent, careless (in one’s duty)”.
Example Sentence: The climate talks, known as Cop27, begin in earnest on Monday when more than 90 heads of state convene in Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt) amid warnings from scientists that the world is heading towards disastrous climate breakdown without further, deeper cuts in planet-heating emissions. “No country has a right to be delinquent in not putting up an NDC [a nationally determined contribution to cut emissions],…
This word is present in The Guardian article ‘Everyone will be watching’: US midterms cast a long shadow over Cop27 and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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