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    [Adjective]  | "des*ti*tute" | \ ˈde-stə-ˌtüt \


    1: lacking something needed or desirable

    2: lacking possessions and resources; especially : suffering extreme poverty


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Latin destitutus, past participle of destituere to abandon, deprive, from de- + statuere to set up {mat|statute|};

    [Noun]  | "the destitute" 


    1: people who are extremely poor : needy people

    [Adjective]  | "destitute" 


    1: lacking money or material possessions;


      * e.g., " ... many families were left destitute by the horrible fire "





    2: utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected;


      * e.g., " ... a lingering drought and a sky destitute of rain clouds "





     [ "destitute" ]

    1: Without, sans, Lacking.

      * e.g.,  ... The conotative definition of destitute is without money. 

     [ "destitution" ]

    1: (noun) complete poverty

      * e.g.,  ... Many people in Peru are left in Destitution because of Natural Disasters. 

     [ "destitute seamstress" ]

    1: an offensive, even possibly misogynistic term for a female hilly-billy, an unsophisticated farm/country female

      * e.g.,  ... Although Rosa Parks was indeed financially destitute and a seamstress by trade, as well as being a black lady from the rural south, she certainly wasn't a destitute seamstress, achieving quite a lot in terms of human rights and other social progress for African Americans 

     [ "Dick Destitute" ]

    1: Dick destitution is any period of time over three months where a man doesn't 'get it in.' Also known as 'period of dryness.'

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: "Man this sucks." Guy 2: "What is it?" Guy 1: "I'm so dick destitute I'm going insane." Guy 2: "Here's 20 bucks." 

     [ "independently destitute" ]

    1: Describes an unemployed friend who always has time for fun. This friend has a taste for luxury, but no money.

      * e.g.,  ... What does Bottom do for a living? 

     [ "destitute prostitute" ]

    1: An hag bag that's so ugly she can't find a John. Wrinkly skanky old woman who is hard up for sexx but can't find any takers.

      * e.g.,  ... Look at that destitute prostitute over there. She's so ugly she'd have to pay me.. 

     [ "destitute seamstress" ]

    1: a female hilly-billy

      * e.g.,  ... even if Rosa Parks was indeed destitute and a seamstress by trade, she certainly wasn't a destitute seamstress, achieving, quite a lot in terms of human rights 

     [ "destitute seamstress" ]

    1: a offensive term for an unsophisticated farm/country female

      * e.g.,  ... Although Rosa Parks was indeed financially destitute and a seamstress by trade, she certainly wasn't a destitute seamstress, achieving quite a lot in terms of human rights 

     [ "destitute seamstress" ]

    1: a semi-offensive term for a female hilly-billy

      * e.g.,  ... even if Rosa Parks was indeed destitute and a seamstress by trade, she certainly wasn't a destitute seamstress, achieving, quite a lot in terms of human rights 

     [ "Judy Destitute" ]

    1: Someone dressed like 1960's Judy Garland.

      * e.g.,  ... Judy Destitute is singing the trolley song. 

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