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Synonyms
in·di·gent (ĭńdĭ-jənt)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin indigēns, indigent- present participle of indigēre, to need, indu-, in, + egēre, to lack.]

adjective 

  1. Experiencing want or need; impoverished. See synonyms at poor
  2. Archaic Lacking or deficient.

noun 

A needy or destitute person.

derivatives

ińdi·gent·ly
adverb