Impoverished and Pitiful

Impoverished

Impoverished adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.

Pitiful and impoverished are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pitiful" instead an adjective "Impoverished".

Nearby Words: impoverishment, impoverishing

Pitiful

Pitiful adjective - Deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy).

Impoverished and pitiful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Impoverished" instead an adjective "Pitiful".

Nearby Words: pity, pitiless, pitiable, piteous, pitifully
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