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 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