Definition of destitute

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Destitute (a.) Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary, or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; -- often followed by of..

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Rindless :: Rindless (a.) Destitute of a rind.
Virtueless :: Virtueless (a.) Destitute of virtue; without efficacy or operating qualities; powerless.
Gaudless :: Gaudless (a.) Destitute of ornament.
Prairie :: Prairie (n.) An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies and the Rocky mountains..
Functionless :: Functionless (a.) Destitute of function, or of an appropriate organ. Darwin..
Fatherless :: Fatherless (a.) Destitute of a living father; as, a fatherless child..
Exsanguious :: Exsanguious (a.) Destitute of true, or red, blood, as insects..
Honorless :: Honorless (a.) Destitute of honor; not honored.
#NAME? :: -less () A privative adjective suffix, denoting without, destitute of, not having; as witless, childless, fatherless..
Unstockinged :: Unstockinged (a.) Destitute of stockings.
Unpalped :: Unpalped (a.) Destitute of a palp.
Strip :: Strip (v. t.) To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder; especially, to deprive of a covering; to skin; to peel; as, to strip a man of his possession, his rights, his privileges, his reputation; to strip one of his clothes; to strip a beast of his skin; to strip a tree of its bark..
Worthless :: Worthless (a.) Destitute of worth; having no value, virtue, excellence, dignity, or the like; undeserving; valueless; useless; vile; mean; as, a worthless garment; a worthless ship; a worthless man or woman; a worthless magistrate..
Tongue-tied :: Tongue-tied (a.) Destitute of the power of distinct articulation; having an impediment in the speech, esp. when caused by a short fraenum..
Gardenless :: Gardenless (a.) Destitute of a garden.
Inanimated :: Inanimated (a.) Destitute of life; lacking animation; unanimated.
Dark :: Dark (a.) Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep shade of color; not light-colored; as, a dark room; a dark day; dark cloth; dark paint; a dark complexion..
Flea :: Flea (n.) An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the power of leaping energetically. The bite is poisonous to most persons. The human flea (Pulex irritans), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea (P. canis) takes its place. See Aphaniptera, and Dog flea. See Illustration in Appendix..
Sailless :: Sailless (a.) Destitute of sails.
White :: White (superl.) Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear..
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