Impoverished
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪmˈpɑvəɹɪʃt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Impoverished is an adjective meaning Reduced to poverty.
Meaning
Reduced to poverty.
More Meanings
- Having lost a component, an ingredient, a faculty or a feature; rendered poor in something; depleted.
- simple past and past participle of impoverish
Example Sentences
English has an impoverished inflectional system.
[I]t was out of print for 28 years, before an edition (now rare) was published in 1960, impoverished by having all citations removed.
Synonyms for impoverished
Depending on context, synonyms include almsless, arm, bankrupt, beggared, beggarly, boracic.
Antonyms for impoverished
Common opposites include affluent, flush, loaded, pecunious, rich, wealthy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include poor, indigent, destitute, destroyed, broken, necessitous.
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