WordNet
adj. completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness"; "a life empty of happiness"; "innocent of literary merit"; "void of understanding" [syn: barren of(p), destitute of(p), devoid of(p), empty of(p), innocent of(p), void of(p)]
Usage examples of "destitute of".
The whole story, though unknown to the xiith century, embellished by ignorant ages, and suspected by rigid criticism, is not, however, destitute of much internal probability, (l.
The diminished legions, destitute of pay and provisions, of arms and discipline, trembled at the approach, and even at the name, of the Barbarians.
In the thirty days, or stations, between Cairo and Mecca, there are fifteen destitute of good water.
The measure of its circumference is five thousand stadia: the land is overspread with towns and villages: though destitute of wine, and not abounding in fruit-trees, it is fertile in wheat and barley.
These reflections would have pointed out to her the prudence of proceeding to Savoy, had she been less destitute of resources in France.
It must be their plan to arm themselves, and engage the assistance of the marquis of Ferrara, that they might not be destitute of troops.
But, then, as our will is not sufficient to procure us those qualities, is it a crime to be destitute of them?
Being still destitute of money, he now again set his wits to work, to contrive to get back to Manchester, at that time his place of residence, and he hit upon the following plan, which succeeded.