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
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
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During campaign events, Lee, who grew up in an impoverished farming household and toiled in factories as a child, spoke from behind bullet-proof glass to crowds, which were surveyed by rooftop police snipers.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 4 June 2025
Curtis’ extraordinary talent is first recognized in kindergarten, when a charitable foundation donates instruments to his impoverished public school.
—Joan Gaylord, Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2025
The thriller follows two urbane brothers who witness a baby being kidnapped from an impoverished mother at a railway station in rural India.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 May 2025
And again summer approaches and one must sift through all those spoiling invitations that inevitably come rolling in when one is an indolent (and impoverished) European aristocrat — who needs to freeload off the rich and hardworking.
—James Fallon, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 4 June 2025
Curtis’ extraordinary talent is first recognized in kindergarten, when a charitable foundation donates instruments to his impoverished public school.
—Joan Gaylord, Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2025
The thriller follows two urbane brothers who witness a baby being kidnapped from an impoverished mother at a railway station in rural India.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 May 2025
And again summer approaches and one must sift through all those spoiling invitations that inevitably come rolling in when one is an indolent (and impoverished) European aristocrat — who needs to freeload off the rich and hardworking.
—James Fallon, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
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“Impoverished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impoverished. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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