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poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
貧之な暮らしの中でも子どもたちは明るかった。
Even in their impoverished life, the children remained cheerful.
若い頃の貧之な経験が彼の人生観を形作った。
His experience of poverty in his youth shaped his outlook on life.
貧之から抜け出すために必死に働き続けた。
He kept working desperately to escape from poverty.