INDIGENTLY

Etymology

Adverb

indigently (comparative more indigently, superlative most indigently)

In an indigent manner.

Source: Wiktionary


In"di*gent*ly, adv.

Definition: In an indigent manner.

INDIGENT

In"di*gent, a. Etym: [L. indigent, L. indigens, p. p. of indigere to stand in need of, fr. OL. indu (fr. in- in) + L. egere to be needy, to need.]

1. Wanting; void; free; destitute; -- used with of. [Obs.] Bacon.

2. Destitute of property or means of comfortable subsistence; needy; poor; in want; necessitous. Indigent faint souls past corporal toil. Shak. Charity consists in relieving the indigent. Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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