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destitute

[des-ti-toot, -tyoot] / ˈdɛs tɪˌtut, -ˌtyut /


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He is not destitute: He owns his home and has relationships with his siblings and with some nieces and nephews.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

The Dominican nuns who run the kitchen prepare food for about 80 elderly or destitute people -- growing numbers of Cubans are forced to rummage through garbage bins for food -- each day.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Modi, as the Italian was affectionately called, was urbane, well-groomed and handsome, while Soutine was destitute, sickly and notoriously unwashed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

He ended up on the streets, in homes for the destitute, or working on tea estates in Assam.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

Coal mining companies failed, and thousands of miners found themselves out of work and their families destitute.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson