1) Destitute 2) Down and out 3) Hard up 4) Lacking 5) Like a have-not 6) Out of funds 7) Poor 8) Poverty stricken 9) Poverty-stricken 10) Requiring aid 11) Requiring assistance 12) Requiring help 13) Short of resources 14) Strapped 15) Wanting 16) Wanting much 17) Words for a friend 
• (a.) See Knock-kneed.
In'kneed` adjective See Knock- kneed .