All 3 Uses of
destitute
in
Medea by Euripides - (translated by: T.A. Buckley)
- But, for the same argument comes not home to you and me, this is thy city, and thy father's house, thine are both the luxuries of life, and the society of friends; but I being destitute, cityless, am wronged by my husband, brought as a prize from a foreign land, having neither mother, nor brother, nor relation to afford me shelter from this calamity.†
- Insult me, since thou hast refuge, but I destitute shall fly this land.†
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- I am not destitute of the connubial bed.†
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