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destitute
01
extremely poor and lacking basic necessities
Formal
Examples
The destitute family relied on charity for their meals.
02
lacking essential non-material needs, such as support, love, or community
Formal
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most destitute
Comparative
more destitute
gradable
Examples
Modern society is destitute of genuine community bonds.
