impoverished
/ɪmˈpɑvərɪʃt/
adjective
- Very poor; having little or no money or resources.
- The charity provides food for impoverished families.
- After the factory closed, the town became impoverished.
- Many people in the city live in impoverished neighborhoods.
- Reduced in quality, value, or strength; lacking something important.
- The culture was impoverished by the loss of its traditional music.
- The soil was impoverished after years of over-farming.
- His vocabulary became impoverished after he stopped reading.