poverty-stricken en · ADJ
Meanings
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Very poor.
The small village was poverty-stricken, with many families struggling to afford even basic necessities like food and water.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more poverty-stricken | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most poverty-stricken | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
depauperate · necessitous · pok kai · dirt poor · groatless · feeling the pinch · wealthless · poor as a church mouse · beggarly · down on one's uppers · stone-broke · stony-broke · almsless · penniless · broke · strapped · insolvent · pinched · down and out · oofless · hard up · arm · broker than the Ten Commandments · pauperized · moneyless · destitute · down at heel · poor · stuck · goodless · disadvantaged · broken · needy · beggared · poor as Job · impecunious · poor as a rat · poverty-ridden · down on one's luck · impoverished · badly off · indigent · lower-class · skint · farthingless · poverty-stricken · penurious · in need · bankrupt · threadbare · unwealthy · boracic · empty-handed · flat · possessionless · shillingless
Translations (16)
mi pākorehā (very poor) · es pauperizado (very poor) · fi rutiköyhä (very poor) · cmn 貧困 /贫困 (very poor) · uk злиде́нний (very poor) · mi pakukore (very poor) · es paupérrimo (very poor) · ga ocrach (very poor) · fr miséreux (very poor) · es carenciado (very poor) · es desposeído (very poor) · uk нужде́нний (very poor) · cmn 貧窮 /贫穷 (very poor) · es indigente (very poor) · cmn 窘促 (very poor) · mi tuakoka (very poor)