Definition of DESTITUTE

destitute

Adjective Satellite

  • poor enough to need help from others
  • completely wanting or lacking
    • "young recruits destitute of experience"

Adj

  • Lacking something; devoid.
  • Lacking money, poor, impoverished; especially, extremely so.

Verb

  • To impoverish; to strip of wealth, resources, etc.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English destitute, destitut, from Latin dēstitūtus.

Synonyms

barren, devoid, free, impoverished, indigent, innocent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken

Scrabble Score: 10

destitute: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
destitute: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
destitute: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

destitute: valid Words With Friends Word