Destitute

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  • adjective. Lacking resources or the means of subsistence; completely impoverished.
  • adjective. Utterly lacking; devoid.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To forsake; desert; abandon; leave to neglect.
  • To deprive, as of property, preferment, or office; divest: used absolutely or with of.
  • To disappoint.
  • Deprived; bereft; under complete lack or privation, whether of what has been lost or of what has never been possessed: with of: as, destitute of honor or of prudence; destitute of the necessaries of life.
  • Without means; indigent; needy; poor: as, the family has been left destitute.
  • A destitute person, or destitute persons collectively.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary, or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; -- often followed by of.
  • adjective. Not possessing the necessaries of life; in a condition of want; needy; without possessions or resources; very poor.
  • transitive verb. To leave destitute; to forsake; to abandon.
  • transitive verb. To make destitute; to cause to be in want; to deprive; -- followed by of.
  • transitive verb. To disappoint.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Lacking something; devoid; especially lacking money; poor, impoverished, poverty-stricken.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. poor enough to need help from others
  • adjective. completely wanting or lacking
  • Word Usage
    "The number of destitute is greatly reduced, there is strong national pride, and the general populace is VERY optimistic about where they are going."
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