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POVERTY-STRICKEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does poverty-stricken mean?
• POVERTY-STRICKEN (adjective)
The adjective POVERTY-STRICKEN has 1 sense:
1. poor enough to need help from others
Familiarity information: POVERTY-STRICKEN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• POVERTY-STRICKEN (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Poor enough to need help from others
Synonyms:
destitute; impoverished; indigent; necessitous; needy; poverty-stricken
Similar:
poor (having little money or few possessions)
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