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The word for today is…

indigent (adjective) –

1 : suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
2a archaic : deficient
 b archaic : totally lacking in something specified

Source : Merriam -Webster

Etymology : First known use in the 15th century. Middle English, from Middle French, from Old French, from Latin. Indigent-, indigens, present participle of indigere to need, from Old Latin indu + Latin egere to need; perhaps akin to Old High German echerode poor

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