Who is destitute

Utterly lacking; devoid. Young recruits destitute of any experience. Abandoned; forsaken. Not having; being without; lacking with of. Lacking something; devoid ; especially lacking money ; poor , impoverished , poverty-stricken.

Origin of destitute. Prior to the formation of the Continental Army and the decision by the founding states to allow the newly created federal government to raise funds for that army, the early Colonial soldiers were destitute , hungry, and poorly equipped.

When everyone is struggling, how much is to be offered to the more destitute , and how much is to be accepted? And by much of Central and Eastern Europe was starving and destitute. In critical ways, Russia remains technologically adept, but by its current behavior Russia is also revealed as morally destitute. From the American Dust Bowl, thousands of destitute farm families stream westward. When the old couple became bankrupt and died, the old nurse found herself alone and almost destitute in the world.

Wiktionary 0. Webster Dictionary 5. Chambers 20th Century Dictionary 1. How to pronounce destitute? Alex US English. David US English. Mark US English. Daniel British.

Libby British. Mia British. Karen Australian. Hayley Australian. Natasha Australian. Veena Indian. Priya Indian. Neerja Indian. Zira US English. Oliver British. Wendy British. Fred US English. Tessa South African. How to say destitute in sign language? Examples of destitute in a Sentence Dan Sherman : Research shows that financial distress is [at least] equal to the fear of dying from the disease, some who are diagnosed with cancer do everything they possibly can, and go through a lot of [financial] resources.

Thomas Paine : The peaceable part of mankind will be continually overrun by the vile and abandoned while they neglect the means of self-defense.