ETYM Latin destitutus, p. p. of destituere to set away, leave alone, forsake; de + statuere to set. Related to Statute.
Poor enough to need help from others; SYN. impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken.

ETYM Latin indigent, Latin indigens, p. p. of indigere to stand in need of, from OL. indu (fr. in- in) + Latin egere to be needy, to need.
Destitute of property; lacking the means of comfortable subsistence; needy; poor; in want.
Poor; destitute.

ETYM Old Eng. merge, French maigre, Latin macer; akin to Dutch and German mager, Icel. magr, and prob. to Greek makros long. Related to Emaciate, Maigre.
1. Barely adequate; SYN. scrimpy.
2. Deficient in amount or quality or extent; SYN. meagre, meagerly.

1. Having little flesh; thin
2. Lacking desirable qualities (as richness or strength); deficient in quality or quantity

ETYM From Penny.
Destitute of money; impecunious; poor.

ETYM From Penury.
1. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly.
2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty.
3. Destitute of money; suffering extreme want.
4. Poor; mean. penury.

(Homonym: pore, pour).
1. Having little money or few possessions.
2. Characterized by or indicating lack of money.
3. Badly supplied with desirable qualities or substances.
4. Low in degree.
5. Unsatisfactory.