destitute destitute /ˈdɛstəˌtuːt/

adjective

1. Completely wanting or lacking  ( barren , destitute , devoid , free , innocent )
   completely wanting or lacking
    Writing barren of insight
   writing barren of insight
    Young recruits destitute of experience
   young recruits destitute of experience
    Innocent of literary merit
   innocent of literary merit
    The sentence was devoid of meaning
   the sentence was devoid of meaning
   
2. Poor enough to need help from others  ( destitute , impoverished , indigent , necessitous , needy , poverty-stricken , dirt-poor [Informal] )
   poor enough to need help from others
    These struggles produce considerable stress in the lives of the destitute and their families
   These struggles produce considerable stress in the lives of the destitute and their families
    When I was a child, we were dirt-poor
   When I was a child, we were dirt-poor
    These struggles produce considerable stress in the lives of the impoverished and their families
   These struggles produce considerable stress in the lives of the impoverished and their families