1) 乏とぼしい #8,607 Inflections of 乏しい Class I-adjective Stem Inflected ending ✕ Link copied! Common とぼしい [3] Meaning Shirabe I-adjective meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor この国くにには石油せきゆが乏とぼしい。 Oil is scarce in this country. Kanji 乏 ボウ destitution, scarce, limited Forms 乏しい#8,607乏とぼしいともしい#284,293ともしいとぼしいとぼしい