impoverished

(ĭm-pŏvˈər-ĭsht, -pŏvˈrĭsht)

adjective
  1. Reduced to poverty; poverty-stricken. See Synonyms at poor.
  2. Deprived of natural richness or strength; limited or depleted: an impoverished vocabulary; a region impoverished by drought.

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