Destitute+of

  • 11destitute — adj. destitute of (destitute of feeling) * * * [ destɪtjuːt] destitute of (destitute of feeling) …

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  • 12destitute — des|ti|tute [ˈdestıtju:t US tu:t] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: destitutus, past participle of destituere to set down, leave ] 1.) having no money, no food, no home etc ▪ The floods left many people destitute . 2.) be destitute of sth… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13destitute — adjective 1 having no money, no food, and nowhere to live: Many people were so destitute they lived out of garbage cans. 2 be destitute of formal to be completely without something: a man destitute of all compassion destitution noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14destitute — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin destitutus, past participle of destituere to abandon, deprive, from de + statuere to set up more at statute Date: 14th century 1. lacking something needed or desirable < a lake destitute of fish > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15destitute — destitutely, adv. destituteness, n. /des ti tooht , tyooht /, adj., v., destituted, destituting. adj. 1. without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter. 2. deprived of, devoid of, or lacking (often fol. by of): destitute of&#8230; …

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  • 16destitute — [[t]de̱stɪtjuːt, AM tuːt[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is destitute has no money or possessions. [FORMAL] ...destitute children who live on the streets …

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  • 17destitute — adjective 1) she was left destitute Syn: penniless, poor, impoverished, poverty stricken, impecunious, without a cent/penny (to one s name); needy, in straitened circumstances, distressed, badly off; informal hard up, broke, flat broke, strapped&#8230; …

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  • 18destitute — des•ti•tute [[t]ˈdɛs tɪˌtut, ˌtyut[/t]] adj. v. tut•ed, tut•ing 1) without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter 2) deprived of, devoid of, or lacking (often fol. by of): destitute of feeling[/ex] 3) to leave destitute •&#8230; …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19destitute — /ˈdɛstətjut / (say destuhtyooht) adjective 1. bereft of means or resources; lacking the means of subsistence. –phrase 2. destitute of, deprived or devoid of: destitute of hope. {Middle English, from Latin dēstitūtus, past participle, put away,&#8230; …

  • 20destitute — Synonyms and related words: badly off, bankrupt, bereft of, broke, broken, busted, deficient, depleted, deprived of, destitute of, devoid of, divested, down and out, drained, empty, exhausted, failed, fortuneless, hard up, homeless, impecunious,&#8230; …

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