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destituent

Syllables: des·ti·tu·entUK/dɪsˈtɪtjʊˌənt/US/dəsˈtɪt͡ʃuˌənt/

destituent adjective: deficient; lacking.

Adjective

destituent (comparative more destituent, superlative most destituent)

  1. (obsolete) Deficient; lacking.
    • a destituent condition
    • When any condition intrinsically and in the nature of the thing included in an affirmative precept is destituent or wanting , the duty itself falls without interpretation1660, Jeremy Taylor, Ductor Dubitantium, or the Rule of Conscience in All Her General Measures; […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] James Flesher, for Richard Royston […], →OCLC

Forms of destituent

comparativemore destituent
superlativemost destituent

Origin of destituent

Borrowed from Latin dēstituēns (“abandoning”), present participle of dēstituō (“to forsake, to abandon”).

Questions about destituent

What does destituent mean?
Destituent means deficient; lacking.
What part of speech is destituent?
Destituent is an adjective.
How do you pronounce destituent?
Destituent is pronounced /dɪsˈtɪtjʊˌənt/ (UK).

Words near destituent in the dictionary

  1. destinking
  2. destinks
  3. destiny
  4. destinyless
  5. destinylessness
  6. destituent
  7. destitute
  8. destituted
  9. destitutely
  10. destituteness
  11. destitutes

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