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[ pov-er-tee-strik-uhn ] / ˈpɒv ər tiˌstrɪk ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR poverty-stricken ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivesuffering from poverty; extremely poor: poverty-stricken refugees. Origin of poverty-strickenFirst recorded in 1795–1805 Words nearby poverty-strickenpouty, POV, poverty, poverty level, poverty line, poverty-stricken, poverty trap, povidone, povidone-iodine, pow, powan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for poverty-strickenContrary to the image of the typical heroin user propagated by the media, those using it are not all poverty-stricken delinquents. The White Collar Heroin Problem|Abby Haglage|February 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Raised in the poverty-stricken Foster neighborhood in Portland, Chisholm started street preaching at age 19. The Hipster Fred Phelps|Mary Emily O’Hara|December 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST The next night Monty dutifully fills the opera house with poverty-stricken peasants. American Dreams: Brewster’s Millions and Triumphant America|Nathaniel Rich|January 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST But he was a revolutionist, an often shabby, poverty-stricken genius with a taste for the bottle. Marx’s Not-So-Marxist Marriage|Mary Gabriel|September 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
These are poverty-stricken areas and Westerners will not fit in well. Gal with a Suitcase|Jolie Hunt|April 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST Poverty-stricken and dishonoured, Margaret Basset's son might not be so successful a suitor as the heir of Trevethlan. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3)|William Davy Watson For they were needy and poverty-stricken, whereas Katheline was comparatively well off. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere|Charles de Coster He says nothing looks so poverty-stricken as a person that can only afford a few. Somewhere in Red Gap|Harry Leon Wilson Of course this poverty-stricken condition is largely his own fault. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines|Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee Free meals or cent meals for poverty-stricken school children are not Socialism. Socialism As It Is|William English Walling
British Dictionary definitions for poverty-stricken
adjectivesuffering from extreme poverty Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to poverty-strickenpoor, strapped, needy, distressed, impoverished, destitute, indigent, bad off, bankrupt, beggarly, broke, down-and-out, hard up, penniless, penurious, short, stranded, suffering, wanting, necessitous |