Definitions for impoverished
ɪmˈpɒv ər ɪʃt, -ˈpɒv rɪʃtim·pov·er·ished

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken(adj)

   poor enough to need help from others

2. broken, wiped out(p), impoverished(adj)

   destroyed financially

   "the broken fortunes of the family"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. impoverished(Adjective)

   Reduced to poverty.

2. impoverished(Adjective)

   Having lost a component, an ingredient, or a faculty or a feature ; rendered poor in sth ; depleted.

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1. Impoverished

   of Impoverish

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of impoverished in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of impoverished in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of impoverished in a Sentence

1. Veronica Hinton:

   Given that multiple factors seem to contribute to falling in the lower 5 percent on school readiness measures - including living in an impoverished household, primary language other than English, lower maternal education, and black maternal race, as well as late preterm (birth) - it is reasonable to believe that the reasons why some late preterm children are at risk are multi-factorial.

2. Katy Perry:

   I get really offended at the concept that what came out of the election was that — how do I say this? — impoverished people who are not of color needed more attention. I thought that was kind of crazy, that they might need more television, they have television. [Laughter] It just felt very strange to me. And I thought really, the people who really need to be spoken to are the 50 percent of the population that did not vote at all. Those are the people who need to be more engaged.

3. Roz Kidman Cox:

   This image is in one sense traditional -- a portrait. But what a striking one, and what magical animals, it is a symbolic reminder of the beauty of nature and how impoverished we are becoming as nature is diminished. It is an artwork worthy of hanging in any gallery in the world.

4. Frank Lloyd Wright:

   The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life.

5. Alexis Tsipras:

   Impoverished Greece is in crisis. We are a poor people, but we have retained our values and humanity, and we aren't claiming a single euro to do our duty to people who are dying in our back yard.

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