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.
What is an example of impoverished?
The dictator enriched himself but impoverished his people.
Poor farming practices impoverished the soil
. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word ‘impoverish.
What do you mean by impoverished?
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.
What does the word impoverished mean in a sentence?
not having much or enough money
.
poorHer family was poor
and didn’t own a computer. pennilessAt the time, I was a penniless student. impoverishedBenefits should be given to the most impoverished families.
What does impoverished mean in business?
made poor or with diminished quality of life
. one of the most impoverished suburbs of the city. an attempt to lure businesses into impoverished areas.
Can a person be impoverished?
A person who lives on the street is impoverished
, and a country may become impoverished after a devastating war. Impoverished comes from the Old French word povre, which means “poor,” and you can almost see the word poverty inside impoverished.
What is a very poor person called?
pauper
. a person who is very poor.
How do you use the word impoverished?
- The impoverished girl knew she did not have enough money to attend college.
- When my parents lost their jobs and became impoverished, the bank foreclosed on our home.
- The impoverished nation lacks medical resources for its citizens.
How do you use the word diligent in a sentence?
- He was diligent in the matter of temperature control.
- They were diligent in the performance of their duties.
- From his youth he was diligent in his studies and a great reader, and during his college life showed a marked talent for extemporaneous speaking.
How do you use lineage in a sentence?
- They have only to glance over their shoulder and they see a mighty lineage stretching back. …
- Their lineage goes back a long way.
- His royal lineage is traced back to an association between a princess and a leopard. …
- She has the right lineage to be one.
What type of word is impoverished?
impoverished used as an
adjective
:
Poor; reduced to poverty. Deprived; depleted; limited.
How do you say poor in a nice way?
1
needy
, indigent, impoverished, destitute, penniless, poverty-stricken, necessitous, straitened. 5 meager.
Which word has almost the same meaning as the word impoverished?
deficient
, drained, exhausted, inadequate, insufficient, mean, miserly, narrow, niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, scrimped, short, small, sparing, stingy, straitened.
What does ameliorative mean?
transitive verb. : to make better or more tolerable medicine to
ameliorate the pain
. intransitive verb. : to grow better.
What does impoverished snobbery mean?
If your friend doesn’t want to associate with people who have less money than she does, it’s proof of her snobbery. … The root of snobbery is snob, which in 1800’s British slang meant “person of the lower classes,” but changed over time to mean “
one who despises those considered inferior
.”
What is called poverty?
Poverty is
the state of not having enough material possessions or income for a person’s basic needs
. Poverty may include social, economic, and political elements. Absolute poverty measures compare income against the amount needed to meet basic personal needs, such as food, clothing, and shelter.