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impoverished: Meaning and Definition of

im•pov•er•ished

Pronunciation: (im-pov'ur-isht, -pov'risht), [key]
— adj.
  1. reduced to poverty.
  2. (of a country, area, etc.) having few trees, flowers, birds, wild animals, etc.
  3. deprived of strength, vitality, creativeness, etc.: an impoverished attempt at humor.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
impoverish impracticable
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