Destitute Definition & Meaning
destitute
- adjective
- poor enough to need help from others
- completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning"
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- What does destitute mean?
- poor enough to need help from others completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning"
- What part of speech is destitute?
- Destitute is an adjective.
- How many definitions does destitute have?
- Destitute has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).