IMPOVERISHED
Dictionary entry overview: What does impoverished mean? • IMPOVERISHED (adjective)
The adjective IMPOVERISHED has 2 senses:
1. poor enough to need help from others
2. destroyed financially
Familiarity information: IMPOVERISHED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• IMPOVERISHED (adjective)
Meaning:
Poor enough to need help from others
Synonyms:
destitute; impoverished; indigent; necessitous; needy; poverty-stricken
Similar:
poor (having little money or few possessions)
Meaning:
Destroyed financially
Synonyms:
impoverished; wiped out; broken
Context example:
the broken fortunes of the family
Similar:
destroyed (spoiled or ruined or demolished)
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