adj

impoverished

ihm-POV-rihsht

adj

Made poor; reduced to poverty.

"The war left thousands of families impoverished."

"They grew up in an impoverished neighbourhood with few opportunities."

Lacking something important; depleted or weakened.

"Years of intensive farming left the soil impoverished."

How to Use Impoverished

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishMade poor, or drained of something valuable (like nutrients, quality, or resources).

Common pairings

impoverished community impoverished soil economically impoverished

more impoverished comparative, most impoverished superlative

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The war left thousands of families _____.

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affluent comfortably off flush loaded pecunious rich wealthy well-fixed

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fished famished vanished polished punished finished banished cherished furnished published nourished anguished

almsless arm badly off bankrupt beggared beggarly boracic broke broken broker than the Ten Commandments depauperate destitute