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destitute
What does destitute mean?
destitute (adjective): lacking money, poor, impoverished; especially, extremely so.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use destitute in a sentence?
- It was there that this destitute child was born. (Tatoeba sentence #13316225 by menaud, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce destitute?
/ˈdɛstəˌtut/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does destitute come from?
From Middle English destitute, destitut, from Latin dēstitūtus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of destitute?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “destitute”?
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What does “destitute” mean?
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
Not quite: that's what filthy means.
lacking money, poor, impoverished; especially, extremely so
Right! That's what “destitute” means.
of little importance or influence or power; of minor status
Not quite: that's what insignificant means.
lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
Not quite: that's what inadequate means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “destitute”?
impoverished
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enthusiastic
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intermediate
Not quite: intermediate means something else.
hypothetical
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