impoverished

Definition of Impoverished in English :

poor enough to need help from others

2. broken, impoverished, wiped out

destroyed financially

Example Sentences:
'the broken fortunes of the family'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Impoverished

adjective

1.

made poor or with diminished quality of life

one of the most impoverished suburbs of the city

an attempt to lure businesses into impoverished areas

2.

(of soil) deprived of fertility

plants that impoverish the soil quickly

adj.

1. Reduced to poverty; poverty-stricken: pledged aid to the impoverished, war-torn country.

2. Deprived of richness or strength; limited or depleted: an impoverished vocabulary.