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BNC: 11179 COCA: 8372

— impoverished

adjective [more impoverished; most impoverished]
BNC: 11179 COCA: 8372

impoverished

adjective

im·​pov·​er·​ished im-ˈpä-v(ə-)risht How to pronounce impoverished (audio)
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

Example Sentences

the widespread hope that the lottery's record-setting jackpot is won by an impoverished family an impoverished field that over the years had been overgrazed
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Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of impoverished was in 1611
BNC: 11179 COCA: 8372

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