The Only Use of
bankrupt
in
The Phantom Tollbooth
- A slavish concern for the composition of words is the sign of a bankrupt intellect," roared the Humbug, waving his cane furiously.†
p. 54.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(bankrupt as in: company went bankrupt) legally declared to be unable to pay money that is owed
or (informally): the state of having little or no money -
(2)
(bankrupt as in: bankrupt idea) without value or without a particular quality