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poverty–stricken
adjective pov·er·ty–strick·en \-ˌstri-kən\
: very poor
Full Definition of POVERTY-STRICKEN
: very poor : destitute
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First Known Use of POVERTY-STRICKEN
1786
Related to POVERTY-STRICKEN
- Synonyms
- beggared, beggarly, broke, destitute, dirt-poor, down-and-out, famished, hard up, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needful, needy, pauperized, penniless, penurious, poverty-stricken, skint [chiefly British], threadbare
- Antonyms
- affluent, deep-pocketed, fat, fat-cat, flush, moneyed (also monied), opulent, rich, silk-stocking, wealthy, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do
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