Antonyms for impoverished
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : im-pov-er-isht, -pov-risht |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɒv ər ɪʃt, -ˈpɒv rɪʃt |
Definition of impoverished
Origin :- early 15c., empoverischen, from Old French empoveriss-, stem of empoverir, from em- + povre "poor" (see poor). Related: Impoverished; impoverishing.
- adj poor, exhausted
- The farmers were impoverished, and the poorer people made beggars.
- Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
- The king was so impoverished that he had not money sufficient to pay the debt.
- Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
- What you say about the children shows how impoverished is the blood.
- Extract from : « The Man Who Wins » by Robert Herrick
- It was not he who enticed them; it was not he who impoverished them.
- Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller
- A people is impoverished by importations and enriched by exportations.
- Extract from : « Sophisms of the Protectionists » by Frederic Bastiat
- Of an impoverished family, he rose very slowly and by his own merit.
- Extract from : « How to Succeed » by Orison Swett Marden
- I did not know, as he did, the impoverished and critical condition of the Confederacy.
- Extract from : « Reminiscences of a Rebel » by Wayland Fuller Dunaway
- That is a course to which my impoverished neighbours will not stoop.
- Extract from : « Change in the Village » by (AKA George Bourne) George Sturt
- Thatcher had noticed this with the sensitiveness of an impoverished gentleman.
- Extract from : « The Story of a Mine » by Bret Harte
- "You'll be impoverished, Hanny," interrupted John, with a glint of humour.
- Extract from : « A Little Girl of Long Ago » by Amanda Millie Douglas
Synonyms for impoverished
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