🧑‍🦲indigent

adjective
/ˈɪn.dɪ.dʒənt/

Meaning

lacking the necessities of life due to poverty; very poor

Example Sentences

The hospital offers free care to indigent patients.

Synonyms

poor, impoverished, needy, destitute, penniless

Antonyms

rich, wealthy, affluent

Collocations

indigent family, indigent patients, help indigent

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