impoverished
adjective
im·pov·er·ished
im-ˈpä-v(ə-)risht 
1
: reduced to poverty : poor
an impoverished family/community
2
: exhausted of richness or fertility
impoverished soils
3
of a fauna or flora
: represented by few species or individuals
Examples of impoverished in a Sentence
the widespread hope that the lottery's record-setting jackpot is won by an impoverished family
an impoverished field that over the years had been overgrazed
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The impoverished duke needs Gladys' dowry to prop up his family's estate, and Bertha may have promised him a bit too much without informing George or taking Gladys' wishes into account.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Known collectively as Hessians, since most Germans hired by London to fight in America came from Hesse-Kassel, this contingent was largely from the small, impoverished duchy of Brunswick, whose ruling family had intermarried with the British royal family.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
McGovern-Dole funds school meals for hungry children in impoverished countries.
—William Lambers, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2025
NTDs are a variety of conditions that are mostly found among impoverished communities in tropical areas of the world.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Known collectively as Hessians, since most Germans hired by London to fight in America came from Hesse-Kassel, this contingent was largely from the small, impoverished duchy of Brunswick, whose ruling family had intermarried with the British royal family.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
McGovern-Dole funds school meals for hungry children in impoverished countries.
—William Lambers, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2025
NTDs are a variety of conditions that are mostly found among impoverished communities in tropical areas of the world.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for impoverished
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“Impoverished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impoverished. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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