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   des·ti·tute

   /ˈdestəˌto͞ot/

   adjective

   • 1. without the basic necessities of life: "the charity cares for destitute children" Similar pennilessimpoverishedpoverty-strickenpoorimpecuniousindigentdown and outpauperizedwithout a penny to one's namewithout two farthings/pennies to rub togetherinsolventruinedneedyin needin wanthard upon the breadlinehard-pressedin reduced/straitened circumstancesdepriveddisadvantageddistressedbadly offbeggarlybeggaredinformal:on one's uppersup against itbrokeflat brokestrapped (for cash)without a brass farthingwithout a beanwithout a souas poor as a church mouseon one's beam-endsstony brokeskintboracic (lint)stone brokewithout a red centon skid rowformal:penuriousOpposite rich
   • ▪ not having: "towns destitute of commerce" Similar devoidbereftdeprivedin needbankruptemptydrainedexhausteddepletedbaredenudedlackingwithoutdeficient inwantinginformal:sansOpposite well provided with

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘deserted, abandoned, empty’): from Latin destitutus, past participle of destituere ‘forsake’, from de- ‘away from’ + statuere ‘to place’.

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   The meaning of DESTITUTE is lacking something needed or desirable. How to use destitute in a sentence. Did you know?

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   adjective. uk / ˈdestɪtjuːt / us. Add to word list. without money, food, a home, or possessions: During the global economic crisis many people were left destitute.

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   Destitute definition: without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter.. See examples of DESTITUTE used in a sentence.

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   adjective. uk / ˈdestɪtjuːt / us. Add to word list. without money, food, a home, or possessions: During the global economic crisis many people were left destitute.

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   When you think of the word destitute, which means poor or lacking other necessities of life, think of someone who is in desperate straits. A very, very tight budget is poor. Living on the streets is destitute. Destitute essentially means not having something.

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   adjective. 1. lacking the means of subsistence; totally impoverished. 2. (postpositive; foll by of) completely lacking; deprived or bereft (of) destitute of words. 3. obsolete. abandoned or deserted. Collins English Dictionary.

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   1. (Social Welfare) lacking the means of subsistence; totally impoverished. 2. (foll by: of) completely lacking; deprived or bereft (of): destitute of words. 3. obsolete abandoned or deserted. [C14: from Latin dēstitūtus forsaken, from dēstituere to leave alone, from statuere to place] ˈdestiˌtuteness n.

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   Destitute definition: Lacking resources or the means of subsistence; completely impoverished.

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    Definition of destitute adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    DESTITUTE meaning: so poor that you do not have the basic things you need to live, such as food, clothes, or money. Learn more.