Tuesday, May 29, 2012

ACCIDENTAL VOCABULARY (4)

INDIGENT -though archaic and formal, it exists!

Synonyms:  destitute, poor, impoverished, needy, penniless, poverty-stricken, down and out, in want, down at heel (informal), impecunious, dirt-poor, straitened, on the breadline, short, flat broke (informal), penurious, necessitous

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

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