noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
abject poverty; suffering in poverty
Describes a state of extreme poverty and hardship. Often used in literary or formal contexts.
彼は寒酸の生活に耐えられず、故郷を離れた。
Unable to endure a life of abject poverty, he left his hometown.
その作家の若い頃は寒酸を極めたという。
It is said that the writer experienced extreme poverty in his youth.