noun, na-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle, taru-adjective
destitution; misery; meagerness
Formal or literary term for extreme poverty and hardship. Rare in everyday speech; more common synonyms are 貧困 or 貧乏.
彼は貧寒のうちに生涯を終えた。
He ended his life in destitution.
その村は貧寒たる有様だった。
The village was in a miserable state.