Dictionary
in•di•gent
Pronunciation: (in'di-junt), [key]—
adj.
1. lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished.
2. Archaic.
a. deficient in what is requisite.
b. destitute (usually fol. by
of).
—
n.
a person who is indigent.
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