Delinquent vs Why - What's the difference?
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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
One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws.
(obsolete) a term applied to royalists by their opponents in the English Civil War 1642 - 1645. Charles I was known as the chief delinquent.
For what cause, reason, or purpose.
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An exclamation used to express indignation, mild surprise, or impatience. "Well, I'll tell you...".
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(UK, dialect) A young heifer.
As nouns the difference between delinquent and why
is that delinquent is one who disobeys or breaks rules or laws while why is reason.As an adjective delinquent
is late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.As an adverb why is
for what cause, reason, or purpose.As an interjection why is
an exclamation used to express indignation, mild surprise, or impatience. "Well, I'll tell you...".delinquent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Fred is delinquent in making his car payment.
- The company made a new effort to collect delinquent payments.
Synonyms
* (late or failing to pay a debt) defaultingDerived terms
* delinquency * juvenile delinquent * moral delinquentNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* See alsowhy
English
(wikipedia why)Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) . See (l).Adverb
(-)- Why is the sky blue?
- Why did you do that?
- I don’t know why he did that
- Tell me why the moon changes phase.
- Why spend money on something you already get for free?
- Why not tell him how you feel?
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Synonyms
* how come, whereforeNoun
(en noun)- A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how .
Synonyms
* whereforeInterjection
(en interjection)- “Why , child, I tell thee if I was thy mother I would not disown thee; don't you see I am as kind to you as if I was your mother?”
Derived terms
* whyever * why in God's name * why not * why on Earth * whys and wherefores * why the Devil * why the dickens * why the fuckEtymology 2
Noun
(whies)- (Grose)