DESTITUTE

/ˈdɛstɪtjuːt/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 11

Scrabble letter values: D2E1S1T1I1T1U1T1E1 = 10

Definition

  1. adjective poor enough to need help from others. — synonyms: impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken
  2. adjective completely wanting or lacking. — synonyms: barren, devoid, free, innocent

Examples

  • “writing barren of insight”
  • “young recruits destitute of experience”
  • “innocent of literary merit”

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