Impoverished

Pronunciation

• GenAm IPA: /ɪmˈpÉ‘vəɹɪʃt/
• RP IPA: /ɪmˈpÉ’v(É™)ɹɪʃt/
• Hyphenation: im + pov + er + ished

Full definition of impoverished

Adjective

1. Reduced to poverty.
2. Having lost a component, an ingredient, or a faculty or a feature; rendered poor in something; depleted.

Synonyms

Derived terms

• impoverishedly
• impoverishedness

Verb

1. impoverished

   (past of impoverish)