- Reduced to poverty; poverty-stricken. See synonyms at poor.
- Deprived of natural richness or strength; limited or depleted: an impoverished vocabulary; a region impoverished by drought.
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adjective
Definition: poor, exhausted
Antonyms: enriched, full, plentiful, rich, wealthy
The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
poor enough to need help from others
Synonyms: destitute, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken
Meaning #2:
destroyed financially
Synonyms: broken, wiped out
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