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destitute::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken |
Examples of destitute
destitute
His likely reward will be running a destitute country, under lofty expectations.
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They learned early on that it's most often not the destitute that come for help.
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Most of those who pay no taxes at all are either destitute, disabled or elderly.
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Francis of Assisi, an admirer of nature and a servant to the poor and destitute.
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A destitute socialite considers marriage as a way out of her financial problems.
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However, having become destitute six weeks later, the three returned to England.
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Almost destitute, Eileen eats little and is in arrears for her cheap hotel room.
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These are not destitute programs without the resources to devote to basketball.
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Other destitute villagers reported they had to contribute to a fund for the poor.
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- Poor enough to need help from others
- Barren: completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning"
- (destitution) a state without friends or money or prospects
- Poverty is the lack of basic human needs, such as clean water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter, because of the inability to afford them. This is also referred to as absolute poverty or destitution. ...
- (Destitution) D.e.s.t.i.t.u.t.i.o.n is the first full-length album by Australian Thrash metal band Allegiance, released in 1994. The album was produced at Planet Sound Studios in Perth, Western Australia by Dave Pinsky. The album was mastered in Holland by Attie Bauw., 26 December 2008.
- Lacking something; devoid; especially lacking money; poor, impoverished, poverty-stricken
- (destituteness) The state or quality of being destitute
- (destitution) The action of deserting or abandoning; Discharge from office; dismissal; The condition of lacking something; An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support
- (Destitution) The situation of asylum seekers lacking the means to meet basic needs of shelter, warmth, food, water and health for a variety of reasons.
