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poverty-stricken(adjective, flat, poor, low, sick)
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reduced(adjective, flat, poor, low, meager)
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scanty(adjective, flat, poor, low, meager)
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shorthanded
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starved
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starveling
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starving
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stone broke(expression, adjective, flat, poor, low)
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strapped(adjective, flat, poor, low, meager)
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suffering(adjective, flat, poor, low, sick)
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truly needy(expression, adjective, flat, poor, low)
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underfed
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undermanned
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undernourished
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underprivileged(adjective, flat, poor, low, meager)
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unfed
1
unprosperous(adjective, flat, poor, low, sick)
1
unprovided
1
unreplenished
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unsupplied
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