# poverty-ridden

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Filled with or plagued by poverty.
2. Suffering from poverty.
3. During which one suffers or has suffered from poverty.

## Etymology
From poverty + ridden.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/poverty-ridden