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povertous

povertous adjective: in a state of poverty; impoverished.

Adjective

povertous (comparative more povertous, superlative most povertous)

  1. (rare) In a state of poverty; impoverished.

Forms of povertous

comparativemore povertous
superlativemost povertous

Origin of povertous

From poverty + -ous.

Questions about povertous

What does povertous mean?
Povertous means in a state of poverty; impoverished.
What part of speech is povertous?
Povertous is an adjective.

Words near povertous in the dictionary

  1. poverishment
  2. povertician
  3. poverticians
  4. povertie
  5. poverties
  6. povertous
  7. poverty
  8. poverty button
  9. poverty buttons
  10. poverty grass
  11. poverty grasses

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