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
Synonyms
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
There are inner cities that are extremely impoverished and these are the fans that lifted me up over the years.
—
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
These are the only magnet high schools where at least 75% of its students are from impoverished households.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
In the impoverished Mississippi Delta, eligibility depends on which side of the Mississippi River a child lives.
—Jason Deparle, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Recommended Once used to feed only the most impoverished of Gaza, tikiyas like this have popped up during the war and grown this Ramadan, funded by both international aid agencies and local businesspeople.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
Many thought that a healthy forest would never thrive in impoverished, mercury-laden topsoil and that the piles of sandy tailings, the residue from the gold mining effort, and the pools of wastewater were irremediable.
—Simeon Tegel, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
Bhanu then shared his personal story growing up impoverished in India raised by a teenage mother and abandoned by his father at an early age.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
Aid deliveries have dwindled since Israel launched its ground offensive in Gaza, leaving many in the already impoverished enclave on the brink of starvation.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
Others come from impoverished areas and are fortunate enough to get scholarships to prestigious universities.
—Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
These are the only magnet high schools where at least 75% of its students are from impoverished households.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
In the impoverished Mississippi Delta, eligibility depends on which side of the Mississippi River a child lives.
—Jason Deparle, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Recommended Once used to feed only the most impoverished of Gaza, tikiyas like this have popped up during the war and grown this Ramadan, funded by both international aid agencies and local businesspeople.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
Many thought that a healthy forest would never thrive in impoverished, mercury-laden topsoil and that the piles of sandy tailings, the residue from the gold mining effort, and the pools of wastewater were irremediable.
—Simeon Tegel, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
Bhanu then shared his personal story growing up impoverished in India raised by a teenage mother and abandoned by his father at an early age.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
Aid deliveries have dwindled since Israel launched its ground offensive in Gaza, leaving many in the already impoverished enclave on the brink of starvation.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
Others come from impoverished areas and are fortunate enough to get scholarships to prestigious universities.
—Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Impoverished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impoverished. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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