What does "destitute" mean?
Destitute: Totally destitute of all shadow of influence. Burke.
Additional senses
- 2.Not possessing the necessaries of life; in a condition of want; needy; without possessions or resources; very poor. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented. Heb. xi.
- 3.1. To leave destitute; to forsake; to abandon. [Obs.] To forsake or destitute a plantation. Bacon.
- 4.To make destitute; to cause to be in want; to deprive; -- followed by of. [Obs.] Destituted of all honor and livings. Holinshed.
- 5.To disappoint. [Obs.] When his expectation is destituted. Fotherby.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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