Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poverty-stricken

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
pover-ty-strick-en
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very poor.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more poverty-stricken (comparative) most poverty-stricken (superlative)

Synonyms

almsless arm badly off bankrupt beggared beggarly boracic broke broken broker than the Ten Commandments depauperate destitute

Questions

What does poverty-stricken mean?
Very poor.

How to pronounce poverty-stricken

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