The Only Use of
destitute
in
Ethan Frome
- He was a poor man, the husband of a sickly woman, whom his desertion would leave alone and destitute; and even if he had had the heart to desert her he could have done so only by deceiving two kindly people who had pitied him.
Chpt 8destitute = lacking the necessities of life such as food and shelter
Definition:
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(destitute) extremely poor; or lacking the necessities of life such as food and shelter
The expression "destitute of" means: lacking