depauperate

(də-pôˈpər-ĭt)

1. Arrested in growth or development; stunted.
2. Severely diminished; impoverished: “But there were no pleasures in Australia. How could my friend admire so paleontologically depauperate a place?” (Jake Page).

Related Forms:

• de·pauˌpe·raˈtion (-pə-rāˈshən) noun