What is the meaning of destitute?

Poor enough to need help from others.
- synonyms: impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken
Completely wanting or lacking.
- usage: "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning"
- synonyms: barren, devoid, free, innocent

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APA	WordNet. (2010). Destitute. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/destitute/definitions/1172308
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