The character 乏 depicts a shortage; the adjective applies to both material and abstract resources.
The character 乏 depicts a shortage; the adjective applies to both material and abstract resources.
What does 乏しい mean?
Having too little of something needed or valued.
How do you read 乏しい?
It is read とぼしい, written toboshii.
When would you use 乏しい?
Often appears as Xに乏しい for lack of resources, evidence, experience, or a quality.
How is 乏しい different from 貧しい?
貧しい often describes poverty or a meager life; 乏しい readily names the specific thing that is insufficient.
How does 乏しい change in a sentence?
An i-adjective: 乏しく, 乏しかった, 乏しければ.