Pinched
Pinched adjective - As if squeezed uncomfortably tight.
Poverty-stricken and pinched are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poverty-stricken" instead an adjective "Pinched".
Poverty-stricken
Poverty-stricken adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Usage example: poverty-stricken immigrants struggling to make ends meet
Pinched and poverty-stricken are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pinched" instead an adjective phrase "Poverty-stricken".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- lean and pinched
- lean and poverty-stricken
- poor and pinched
- poor and poverty-stricken
- penurious and pinched
- penurious and poverty-stricken
- distressed and pinched
- distressed and poverty-stricken
- indigent and pinched
- indigent and poverty-stricken
- impoverished and pinched
- impoverished and poverty-stricken
- destitute and pinched
- destitute and poverty-stricken
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