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Grammar : Adj late 14c., "abandoned, forsaken," from Latin destitutus "abandoned," past participle of destituere "forsake," from de- "away" + statuere "put, place," causative of stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Originally literal; sense of "lacking resources, impoverished" is 1530s. adj down and out; wanting Example sentences :Gosse found the country generally poor and destitute of water. Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest He found the district to the north to be a dreary waste, destitute of food and water. Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest Do you think me destitute of every honest, every natural feeling? Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen Remember the interpositions of God to supply the necessities of the destitute. Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox His eyes travelled over her hands and neck, destitute of ornaments. Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim But do you really think the Winter is so destitute of comforts? Extract from : « The Politician Out-Witted » by Samuel Low If you aske why the plaines in Holderns, and such countries are destitute of woods? Extract from : « A New Orchard And Garden » by William Lawson But it was destitute of mariners, itself seeming to live and move. Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia » by Various When I knew him, Rossetti was destitute of cheerfulness or content. Extract from : « Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti » by T. Hall Caine They are without respiration or motion, but still not destitute of vitality. Extract from : « The Phantom World » by Augustin Calmet Synonyms for destitute (责任编辑：) |