1 Do not bring any infected birds or animals on to your property. 2  The adult fleas may be controlled by smearing the infected parts of the birds with a non-burning greasy substance such as petroleum jelly (for example Vaseline).  Birds can also be treated with a 0.5 per cent solution of maldison.
Definition of impoverished. 1  1 : reduced to poverty : poor an impoverished family/community. 2  2 : exhausted of richness or fertility impoverished soils. 3  3 of a fauna or flora : represented by few species or individuals.
Report Abuse. According to dictionary.com, Pathetic can be defined as: causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.. In other words -- it's sad. Or it's so sad that you look down on them for their actions.est Answer: Pitiful. So ineffectual as to inspire sympathy. It is a word that, through overuse, has mostly lost its true meaning. I'd say that it means no more than unsatisfactory-at least to the person who says it. Edit-I just noticed your additional details. At 11, bless your heart, nobody's English is that good.