adjective
destitute
DEHS-tiht-shoot
adjective
1
Completely without money or the basic means to live; extremely poor.
"The flood left thousands of families destitute."
"He died destitute after losing his fortune in the crash."
2
Entirely lacking something needed or expected.
"The policy is destitute of any real detail."
How to Use Destitute
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishLeft with nothing — usually describing extreme poverty.
Common pairings
left destitute
utterly destitute
destitute of
Word Forms
more destitute comparative, destituted past tense, destitutes singular, most destitute superlative
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Etymology
From Latin destitutus, past participle of destituere, "to abandon or forsake".