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1Destitute — Des ti*tute, a. [L. destitutus, p. p. of destituere to set away, leave alone, forsake; de + statuere to set. See {Statute}.] 1. Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary, or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; often followed by… …
2destitute — ► ADJECTIVE 1) extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself. 2) (destitute of) not having. DERIVATIVES destitution noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «deserted, abandoned»: from Latin destituere forsake …
3destitute — [des′tə to͞ot΄, des′tətyo͞ot΄] adj. [ME < L destitutus, pp. of destituere, to forsake, abandon < de , down, away + statuere, to set, place: see STATUTE] 1. not having; being without; lacking (with of) [destitute of trees] 2. lacking the… …
4destitute of — not having. → destitute …
5destitute — Not possessing necessaries of life; in condition of extreme want; bereft; lacking possessions and resources. Destitute of Bennington County by Van Santvoord v. Henry W. Putnam Memorial Hospital, 125 Vt. 289, 215 A.2d 134, 138. See also indigent …
6destitute — Not possessing necessaries of life; in condition of extreme want; bereft; lacking possessions and resources. Destitute of Bennington County by Van Santvoord v. Henry W. Putnam Memorial Hospital, 125 Vt. 289, 215 A.2d 134, 138. See also indigent …
7destitute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. wanting, lacking; stripped, bereft, penniless, poverty stricken, down and out (sl.). See insufficiency, poverty.Ant., affluent. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. impoverished, poverty stricken, penniless; …
8destitute — [ dɛstɪtju:t] adjective 1》 extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself. 2》 (destitute of) not having. Derivatives destitution noun Origin ME (in the sense deserted, abandoned, empty ): from L. destitut , destituere forsake …
9destitute circumstances — A relative term. A wife or child is in destitute circumstances when in need of the necessities of life, meaning not only primitive physical needs, things absolutely indispensable to human existence and decency, but also things which are in fact… …
10not have a bean — verb to be destitute or penniless …
