poverty-stricken
Definitions
Extremely poor; lacking the basic necessities of life.
Characterized by or suffering from severe destitution.
Examples
The charity organization focused its efforts on providing food and medical supplies to the poverty-stricken families in the region.
Despite growing up in a poverty-stricken neighborhood, she worked tirelessly to earn a scholarship to university.
Synonyms
destitute impoverished indigent penurious needy broke penniless