| Main Entry: |
poverty-stricken |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
very poor |
Synonyms: |
bad off, bankrupt, beggared, beggarly,
broke, broke*,
destitute, dirt poor,
distressed, down and out, down-and-out, hard up, impencunious,
impoverished, in dire circumstances, in great need; financially poor, in want,
indigent, miserably poor, moneyless, necessitous, needful,
needy, penniless,
penurious,
poor,
short*, stone broke, stranded, strapped, strapped,
suffering, unmoneyed,
wanting
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Antonyms: |
rich, wealthy
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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