乏とぼしき

noun

poverty; scarcity; lack

Classical noun form meaning poverty or scarcity. In modern Japanese, 乏しさ (とぼしさ) is the standard noun form. This word is primarily of historical or literary interest.

• 古こ典てん文ぶん学がくでは「乏とぼしき」が貧まずしさを表あらわす名めい詞しとして使つかわれることがある。

  In classical literature, 乏しき is sometimes used as a noun meaning poverty.