Indigently

in·di·gent  (nd-jnt)

adj.

1. Experiencing want or need; impoverished. See Synonyms at poor.

2. Archaic Lacking or deficient.

n.

A needy or destitute person.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin indigns, indigent-, present participle of indigre, to need : indu-, in; see en in Indo-European roots + egre, to lack.]

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indi·gent·ly adv.