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pout (2)
pouter
poutine
POV
poverty
Poverty Bay
poverty line
poverty rate
poverty-stricken
poverty trap
POW
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poverty-stricken
pov·er·ty-strick·en


adjective 
Definition:
 
very poor: in a state of extreme poverty
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