impoverished

adjective

/ɪmˈpɒv.ər.ɪʃt/

/-ˈpɑː.vɚ-/ formal

Definition

› very poor: an impoverished young actorPoverty and poor › made weaker or worse in quality: He warned that the breakdown of the family unit would lead to an impoverished society.Deteriorating and making worse impoverish

/-ɪʃ/ verb [T] formal › Excessive farming had impoverished the soil. The new law is likely to further impoverish single parents.Deteriorating and making worse impoverishment

/-mənt/ noun [U] formal › cultural/economic/spiritual impoverishmentDeteriorating and making worse

(Definition of impoverished adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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