- povertystricken
poverty-stricken
1> очень бедный, нищий
_Ex:
poverty-stricken people люди, живущие в нищете
2> захудалый; убогий
_Ex:
poverty-stricken homes убогие жилища
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
povertystricken
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poverty-stricken — adjective extremely poor and having problems because of this: a povertystricken area … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
indigent — [adj] poor beggared, busted, destitute, down and out*, flat broke*, hard up*, homeless, impecunious, impoverished, in want, necessitous, needy, penniless, penurious, povertystricken; concept 334 Ant. rich, wealthy … New thesaurus
poor — [adj1] lacking sufficient money bad off*, bankrupt, beggared, beggarly, behind eight ball*, broke*, destitute, dirt poor*, down andout*, empty handed*, flat*, flat broke*, fortuneless, hard up*, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, in need,… … New thesaurus
shabby — [adj1] broken down; in poor shape bare, bedraggled, crummy, decayed, decaying, decrepit, degenerated, desolate, deteriorated, deteriorating, dilapidated, dingy, disfigured, disreputable, dog eared*, faded, frayed, gone to seed*, mangy, meager,… … New thesaurus
