destitute vs wanty

destitute

adj
  • Lacking something; devoid 

  • lacking money; poor, impoverished 

verb
  • To impoverish; to strip of wealth, resources, etc. 

wanty

adj
  • Possessing or indicating lack; deficient. 

noun
  • A stretch of fishing-lines shot in the water. 

  • A girth or belly-band for a horse's harness. 

  • A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of an animal. 

  • A leather tie; a short wagon rope. 

How often have the words destitute and wanty occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )