貧まずしい

i-adjective

poor; needy; impoverished

Describes lack of money or material resources; used for people, families, countries, etc.

• 彼かれは貧まずしい家か庭ていに生うまれた。

  He was born into a poor family.

• 貧まずしい国くに々ぐにへの支し援えんが必ひつ要ようだ。

  Support for poor countries is necessary.

i-adjective

poor; lacking; inadequate; scanty

Extended use for non-material poverty: insufficient quantity, quality, or richness; e.g., poor vocabulary, scanty knowledge, meager harvest.

• 彼かれは語ご彙いが貧まずしい。

  He has a poor vocabulary.

• 今年ことしの収しゅう穫かくは貧まずしいものだった。

  This year's harvest was poor.