Destitute in English dictionary

  • destitute

    Meanings and definitions of "Destitute"

    • Lacking something; devoid; especially lacking money; poor, impoverished, poverty-stricken
    • adjective
      Lacking something; devoid; especially lacking money; poor, impoverished, poverty-stricken.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To impoverish; to strip of wealth, resources, etc.
    • In great need of food, shelter, clothing etc.
    • Completely wanting or lacking.
    • adjective
      completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning"
    • adjective
      poor enough to need help from others

    Synonyms of "Destitute" in English dictionary

    devoid, indigent, necessitous are the top synonyms of "Destitute" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Destitute

    • destitute (not comparable)
    • destitute (third-person singular simple present destitutes, present participle destituting, simple past and past participle destituted)
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