Indigent means "poor" So eg. the Indigent old lady was trying to get up the stairs.
In that sentence, indigent is a noun.
When you're indigent, they must provide a lawyer for you.
Indigent people often depend upon government aid.
The native peoples were left indigent when the factory closed down.
He was indigent and therefore arrested for vagrancy.
It means a needy or destitute person. Here are some sentences.She handed out a bowl of soup to each indigent.The church gave shelter to the indigent.The indigent refused to come to the homeless shelter.
"The man lost his job and became indigent.""Homeless and indigent people often depend on charitable programs."(noun singular) "He had been an indigent for fifteen years, living on handouts."(noun plural) "The indigent seldom get the regular medical care they need."NOTE : similar words in spelling or soundindigent - penniless or poor, destitute.indigenous - the populace native to the area.indignant - angry or upset, with an air of righteousness.Here is a sentence with all three possibilities:"Indigenous indigent are indignant."Indigenous - the populace native to the area.Indigent - penniless or poor, destitute.Indignant - angry or upset, with an air of righteousness.
Indigent means poor or poverty stricken.
Approximately 73% of state jurisdictions use public defender systems exclusively to provide indigent defense services.
The word 'indigent' is not a noun.The word 'indigent' is an adjective, a word used to describe a noun as poor, as without financial means.The noun form of the adjective 'indigent' is indigence.To describe a person as indigent is factual, not an insult.
The word "indigent" is an adjective.
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