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im-POV-uh-risht/ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃt/

Impoverished means made poor, or made weaker in quality: an impoverished district, an impoverished sample. Poor (already in the dictionary) is everyday; enrich sits opposite. Dropping the night slice is a methods cut, not “focus”.

Meaning

Made poor; also made weaker in quality.

Examples

• “An impoverished codebook — no variables named — still fails audit.”
• “An impoverished night sample is a methods cut, not “focus”.”
• “Destitute is harsher (people). Depleted is the resource twin. Focus is a slogan. A missing cohort is a hole. Name the exclusion, or put the nights back.”

Good to know

Made poor, or weakened in quality. Everyday: poor (already in the dictionary). “Focus” ≠ a dropped cohort.

Near in meaning

destitute, depleted

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