All 5 Uses of
destitute
in
Gone with the Wind
- And we look after the wives and families of some of the wounded who are destitute—yes, worse than destitute.†
Chpt 2.8 *destitute = extremely poor; or lacking the necessities of life such as food and shelter
- And we look after the wives and families of some of the wounded who are destitute—yes, worse than destitute.†
Chpt 2.8
- The boys followed her to the wagon and assisted her in, courtly for all their rags, gay with the volatile Fontaine gaiety, but with the picture of their destitution in her eyes, she shivered as she drove away from Mimosa.†
Chpt 3.29destitution = extreme poverty
- They've been practically destitute.†
Chpt 4.43destitute = extremely poor; or lacking the necessities of life such as food and shelter
- Then, if I sent the money through the mail to Mr. Wilkes without his knowing who sent it, would you see that it was used to buy the mills and not—well, given away to destitute ex-Confederates?†
Chpt 5.57
Definition:
extremely poor; or lacking the necessities of life such as food and shelter
The expression "destitute of" means: lacking
The expression "destitute of" means: lacking