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In natural English speech, "destitute" appears in contexts such as: "toughest prison. One of my examples of the fact that David was always a writer, even in this moment when he's just absolutely destitute is these letters that he wrote from the halfway house are amazing. And I love the fact that in writing this letter, he bothers to put in the word "vivid" for vivid tattoos.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

IPA/ˈdɛstɪtuːt/

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toughest prison. One of my examples of the fact that David was always a writer, even in this moment when he's just absolutely

destitute is these letters that he wrote from the halfway house are amazing.

And I love the fact that in writing this letter, he bothers to put in the word "vivid" for vivid tattoos.

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adjective

Lacking something; devoid.

“Now, though this region may scarcely be said to be wedded to science, being to all intents a virgin territory as respects the enquirer into natural history, still it is greatly destitute of the treasures of the vegetable kingdom.”

Synonyms:barren empty void

adjective

Lacking money, poor, impoverished; especially, extremely so.

“Near-synonym: penniless”

Synonyms:beggared impecunious skint almsless

verb

To impoverish; to strip of wealth, resources, etc.

Synonyms:depauperate pauperize ruin beggar

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