1. destitute - Adjective
2. destitute - Verb
3. destitute - Adjective Satellite
Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary, or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; -- often followed by of.
Not possessing the necessaries of life; in a condition of want; needy; without possessions or resources; very poor.
To leave destitute; to forsake; to abandon.
To make destitute; to cause to be in want; to deprive; -- followed by of.
To disappoint.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe worst solitute is to be destitute of true friendship. Francis Bacon
Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense. Ambrose Bierce
A world without delight and without affection is a world destitute of value. Bertrand Russell
Want keeps pace with dignity. Destitute of the lawful means of supporting his rank, his dignity presents a motive for malversation, and his power furnishes the means. Jeremy Bentham
Dominion by land or sea will appear equally destitute of attraction, when it comes to be generally understood, that all its advantages rest with the rulers, and that the subjects at large derive no benefit whatever. Jean-Baptiste Say
Avarice is as destitute of what it has, as what it has not. Publilius Syrus