Dictionary Entry
destitute
destitute is a 9-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary, or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; -- often followed by of. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary, or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; -- often followed by of.
- 2adjective
Not possessing the necessaries of life; in a condition of want; needy; without possessions or resources; very poor.
- 3transitive verb
To leave destitute; to forsake; to abandon.
- 4transitive verb
To make destitute; to cause to be in want; to deprive; -- followed by of.
- 5transitive verb
To disappoint.
- 6adjective
completely wanting or lacking
"writing barren of insight"
"young recruits destitute of experience"
- 7adjective
poor enough to need help from others
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