destitute
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destitute¹
- /ˈdɛstɪtʃuːt/
- /ˈdɛstɪtjuːt/
- /ˈdɛstɪtuːt/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English destitute, destitut, from Latin dēstitūtus.
adjective more destitute · most destitute
- Lacking something; devoid. Now, though this region may scarcely be said to be wedded to science, being to all intents a virgin territory as respects the enquirer into natural history, still it is greatly destitute of the treasures of the vegetable kingdom.
- Lacking money, poor, impoverished; especially, extremely so. Near-synonym: penniless
destitute²
- /ˈdɛstɪtʃuːt/
- /ˈdɛstɪtjuːt/
- /ˈdɛstɪtuːt/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English destituten, from the adjective (see above).
verb destitutes · destituting · destituted
- To impoverish; to strip of wealth, resources, etc.
