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fortuneless(flat, poor, low, sick)
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impencunious(poor, sick, destitute, tormenting)
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in dire circumstances(expression, idiom, poor, sick)
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in reduced circumstances
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inadequate
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insufficient
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low(flat, poor, nasty, sad)
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meager(mean, flat, poor, low)
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miserably poor(expression, poor, sick, destitute)
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on skid row
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on the breadline(expression, idiom, flat, poor)
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on the skids
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pitiful(mean, poor, miserable, sick)
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scanty(flat, poor, low, sad)
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scruffy
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scurvy(nasty, sad, unhappy, dirty)
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stone broke(expression, flat, poor, low)
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stranded(poor, destitute, broke)
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truly needy(expression, flat, poor, low)
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unmoneyed(poor, sick, destitute, tormenting)
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