Use the adjective blighted to describe something that has a condition that makes it weak or unable to grow, like a blighted lawn with more brown patches than green.
Adjective S.
affected by blight--anything that mars or events growth or prosperity; "a blighted rose"; "blighted urtan districts"
imp. & p. p.
of Blight
Usage Examples
For families across the UK who are income-poor, but more than that, whose lives are blighted by worklessness, educational failure, family breakdown, problem debt and poor health, as well as other problems, giving them an extra pound - say through increased benefits - will not address the reason they find themselves in difficulty in the first place.
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Other Usage ExamplesFor every talent that poverty has stimulated it has blighted a hundred.