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INDIGENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Poor enough to need help from others
Synonyms:
destitute; impoverished; indigent; necessitous; needy; poverty-stricken
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Similar:
poor (having little money or few possessions)
Derivation:
indigence (a state of extreme poverty or destitution)