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Definition of: destitute

(destə·toomacrt, -tyoomacrt) adjective
1. Not having or possessing; entirely lacking: with of.
2. Being in want; extremely poor.
3. Obs. Desolate; forsaken. [<L destitutus, pp. of destituere abandon <de- down + statuere set, place]

Most often used phrases:

destitute children
left destitute
destitute women
died destitute
destitute people
family destitute
destitute family
destitute refugees
utterly destitute
made destitute
destitute families
destitute orphans
financially destitute
destitute persons
completely destitute

Statistical data

"destitute" has the frequency of use of 0.0002% on city-data.com forum

"destitute" has the frequency of use of 0.0001% on en.wikipedia.org.

Phrases starting with the letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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