destitute
Definition of abbreviation (noun) -
poverty-strickenPart of speech:
Adjectivemore destitute; most destitute; less destitute; least destitute
Example sentences with this word:
Many people found themselves destitute during the Great Depression.
The charity, run by Pat Kerr, cares for destitute and deprived children, rescuing them from the unending poverty that is the lot for many people in these Third World countries and from broken and inadequate homes.
One Bangladeshi bank makes loans to destitute citizens so that they may overcome their poverty.
Many of the city's sections are destitute.
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