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adjective
- 1. extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself: "the charity cares for destitute children" Similar Opposite
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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.
1. : lacking something needed or desirable. a lake destitute of fish. 2. : lacking possessions and resources. especially : suffering extreme poverty. a destitute old man. destituteness noun. Did you know? You may be surprised to learn that "destitute" is related to words like "statue," "statute," and even "statistics."
Destitute definition: without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter.. See examples of DESTITUTE used in a sentence.
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.
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.
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. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Definition of destitute adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. 1. Lacking resources or the means of subsistence; completely impoverished. 2. Utterly lacking; devoid: Young recruits destitute of any experience. [Middle English, from Latin dēstitūtus, past participle of dēstituere, to abandon : dē-, de- + statuere, to set; see stā- in Indo-European roots .] des′ti·tute′ness n.
DESTITUTE definition: so poor that you do not have the basic things you need to live, such as food, clothes, or money. Learn more.
5 days ago · destitute (third-person singular simple present destitutes, present participle destituting, simple past and past participle destituted) ( transitive) To impoverish; to strip of wealth, resources, etc.
