destitute

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  1. adjective Utterly lacking; devoid: Young recruits destitute of any experience.
  2. adjective Lacking resources or the means of subsistence; completely impoverished. See Synonyms at poor.

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  • The premise that the SCHIPs expansion is being used to help the destitute is a brazen misrepresentation. —  Guarino
  • They also know that they're never going to wind up utterly destitute, and they're unlikely to find themselves in any institution worse than a country-club prison. —  No More Mister Nice Blog
  • They are working with families who are broken and destitute, they are currently building a community centre that will have activities for children to keep them off the streets and keep them positive in the midst of incomprehensible poverty. —  the Marketing community of South Africa
  • Formerly destitute, they have been trained in handwork skills and now receive a living wage in return for their creative prowess. —  NYT > Travel
  • Even the destitute should be able to afford to fly at these prices. —  IAGblog
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  1. Middle English, from Latin dēstitūtus, past participle of dēstituere, to abandon : dē-, de- + statuere, to set; see stā- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin destitutus, past participle of destituere (later F. destituer = Provencal Spanish Portuguese destituir = Italian destituire), set down, put away, leave alone, forsake, abandon, desert, from de, down, away, + statuere, set, put, place, from status, a positions: see statute, state, and cf. constitute, institute.
  2. from Middle English destitute = French destitué = Spanish Portuguese destituido = Italian destituto, destituito, from Latin destitutes, past participle of destituere, forsake, abandon, desert: see destitute, v.
 

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/ˈdɛstɪtjut/
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