English Explanatory Dictionary

destituent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Deficient; lacking.

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈtɪtjʊˌənt/ /dəsˈtɪt͡ʃuˌənt/

Word forms

destituent more destituent most destituent

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēstituēns (“abandoning”), present participle of dēstituō (“to forsake, to abandon”).

Related words

destitution
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