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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Unstockinged :: Unstockinged (a.) Destitute of stockings.
Destitution :: Destitution (n.) The state of being deprived of anything; the state or condition of being destitute, needy, or without resources; deficiency; lack; extreme poverty; utter want; as, the inundation caused general destitution..
Wanting :: Wanting (a.) Absent; lacking; missing; also, deficient; destitute; needy; as, one of the twelve is wanting; I shall not be wanting in exertion..
Vampire :: Vampire (n.) Either one of two or more species of South American blood-sucking bats belonging to the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. These bats are destitute of molar teeth, but have strong, sharp cutting incisors with which they make punctured wounds from which they suck the blood of horses, cattle, and other animals, as well as man, chiefly during sleep. They have a caecal appendage to the stomach, in which the blood with which they gorge themselves is stored..
Anhydrous :: Anhydrous (a.) Destitute of water; as, anhydrous salts or acids..
Want :: Want (v. t.) To be without; to be destitute of, or deficient in; not to have; to lack; as, to want knowledge; to want judgment; to want learning; to want food and clothing..
Rayless :: Rayless (a.) Destitute of rays; hence, dark; not illuminated; blind; as, a rayless sky; rayless eyes..
Featherless :: Featherless (a.) Destitute of feathers.
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..
Bloodless :: Bloodless (a.) Destitute of blood, or apparently so; as, bloodless cheeks; lifeless; dead..
Mean :: Mean (superl.) Destitute of distinction or eminence; common; low; vulgar; humble.
Dismettled :: Dismettled (a.) Destitute of mettle, that is, or fire or spirit..
Spousess :: Spouseless (a.) Destitute of a spouse; unmarried.
Unbarbed :: Unbarbed (a.) Destitute of bards, or of reversed points, hairs, or plumes; as, an unbarded feather..
Trafficless :: Trafficless (a.) Destitute of traffic, or trade..
Broom Rape :: Broom rape () A genus (Orobanche) of parasitic plants of Europe and Asia. They are destitute of chlorophyll, have scales instead of leaves, and spiked flowers, and grow attached to the roots of other plants, as furze, clover, flax, wild carrot, etc. The name is sometimes applied to other plants related to this genus, as Aphyllon uniflorumand A. Ludovicianum..
Nonacid :: Nonacid (a.) Destitute of acid properties; hence, basic; metallic; positive; -- said of certain atoms and radicals..
Pastureless :: Pastureless (a.) Destitute of pasture.
Slepez :: Slepez (n.) A burrowing rodent (Spalax typhlus), native of Russia and Asia Minor. It has the general appearance of a mole, and is destitute of eyes. Called also mole rat..
Anacanths :: Anacanths (n. pl.) A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny fin-rays, as the cod..
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