impoverished

adjective

im·pov·er·ished im-ˈpä-v(ə-)risht

Synonyms of impoverished next

: reduced to poverty : poor

an impoverished family/community

: exhausted of richness or fertility

impoverished soils

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

Recent Examples on the Web The rise from an impoverished, dysfunctional upbringing in hard-luck Appalachia to Yale Law School and the U.S. Senate is truly the stuff of political myth-making. —

Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024 Why are so many of the most demanding charters now the ones located in impoverished areas? —

Jay Mathews, Washington Post, 13 July 2024 They’ll be swept up and initiated into the inescapable gangs that have perennially plagued their impoverished neighborhoods. —

John Donnelly, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2024 The parts of the country with the least political power—roughly speaking, the northern region of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland—are also the ones that are the most impoverished. —

Fintan O’Toole, Foreign Affairs, 5 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for impoverished

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