单词 | down-and-outness |
释义 | > as lemmasˌdown-and-ˈoutness ˌdown-and-ˈoutness n. the state or condition of being reduced in circumstances; destitution, vagrancy. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > extreme poverty or destitution nakedness1526 starkness1544 beggary1581 destitutiona1600 primary poverty1901 down-and-outness1907 Tobacco Road1937 1907 N.Y. Times 7 Feb. 5/1 Mr. Keller had striven to please, contrasting the survival of Gen. Porter among after-dinner speakers with the down-and-outness of Senator Depew. 1972 M. Sinclair Folio Forty-one iii. 28 The shabbiness of the demonstrators, the studied down-and-outness, that itself was a sort of mediocre conformity. 1994 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 15 Jan. d20 Homelessness and down-and-outness..have now become accepted and formalized as part of society. < as lemmas |
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