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adjective

down-and-out adj.

Impoverished; usually implying a state of dejection as well.

Physically weak.

Synonyms: down-and-out.

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Etymology of 'Down-and-out'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Down-and-out" Quotes from Famous Books

... speaks decent English and yet is down-and-out," he said, quietly, "isn't necessarily a tramp or a fugitive from justice. And he doesn't need to be a man of mystery, either. Suppose, let's say, a clerk in New York has been too ill, for a long time, to work. Suppose illness has eaten all his savings, and that he doesn't ...

— Black Caesar's Clan • Albert Payson Terhune

Words linked to "Down-and-out" : unsuccessful, poor person, have-not