indigent
adjectivemasculine/feminineformal/ĩ.di.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/medium
in·di·gen·te
Definition
Who or that is in a state of extreme poverty, lacking the necessities of life.
The association provides support to indigent people.
Many became indigent after the economic crisis.
Common collocations
indigent personindigent populationaid for the indigentstate of indigence
Etymology
Do latim 'indigens, indigentis' (que necessita, pobre), particípio presente de 'indigere' (carecer).