Definitions

poverty-stricken

[pov-er-tee-strik-uhn] / ˈpɒv ər tiˌstrɪk ən /

ADJECTIVE

very poor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

destitute distressed impoverished indigent needy poor strapped

WEAK

bad off bankrupt beggared beggarly broke dirt poor down-and-out hard up impencunious in dire circumstances in great need in want miserably poor moneyless necessitous needful penniless penurious short stone broke stranded suffering unmoneyed wanting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

affluent happy lucky rich wealthy

Example Sentences

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Poverty-stricken Lebanese and Syrian refugees beg on its sidewalks.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2022

Poverty-stricken, they lived for a time with her mother in a small apartment and slept under the piano.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2017

Poverty-stricken and dishonoured, Margaret Basset's son might not be so successful a suitor as the heir of Trevethlan.

From Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. by Watson, William Davy

For they that have been kings of the Plenteous Island and have not well approved them, are among the folk that you saw in the Poverty-stricken Island, lacking in all things good.

From The High History of the Holy Graal by Evans, Sebastian

poverty-stricken

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