Definition of destitute

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Destitute (a.) Not possessing the necessaries of life; in a condition of want; needy; without possessions or resources; very poor.

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Destitutely :: Destitutely (adv.) In destitution.
Nonvocal :: Nonvocal (a.) Not vocal; destitute of tone.
Manless :: Manless (a.) Destitute of men.
Necessitous :: Necessitous (a.) Narrow; destitute; pinching; pinched; as, necessitous circumstances..
Dark :: Dark (a.) Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep shade of color; not light-colored; as, a dark room; a dark day; dark cloth; dark paint; a dark complexion..
Bald :: Bald (a.) Destitute of the natural covering.
Bald :: Bald (a.) Destitute of dignity or value; paltry; mean.
Pithless :: Pithless (a.) Destitute of pith, or of strength; feeble..
Heartless :: Heartless (a.) Destitute of feeling or affection; unsympathetic; cruel.
Swift :: Swift (n.) Any one of numerous species of small, long-winged, insectivorous birds of the family Micropodidae. In form and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they are destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to the humming birds..
Fool :: Fool (n.) One destitute of reason, or of the common powers of understanding; an idiot; a natural..
Edentate :: Edentate (a.) Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf..
Ratitae :: Ratitae (n. pl.) An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary, or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The ostrich, emu, moa, and apteryx are examples..
Apterous :: Apterous (a.) Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole; -- opposed to alate..
Anacanths :: Anacanths (n. pl.) A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny fin-rays, as the cod..
Callow :: Callow (a.) Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged.
Penniless :: Penniless (a.) Destitute of money; impecunious; poor.
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture..
Sprightliness :: Sprightless (a.) Destitute of life; dull; sluggish.
Indigent :: Indigent (a.) Destitute of property or means of comfortable subsistence; needy; poor; in want; necessitous.
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