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poor
[poor]
adjective
having little or no money, goods, or other means of support.
She came from a poor family struggling to survive.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,Antonyms: ,Law.dependent upon charity or public support.
(of a country, institution, etc.) meagerly supplied or endowed with resources or funds.
characterized by or showing poverty.
deficient or lacking in something specified.
a region poor in mineral deposits.
Synonyms:faulty or inferior, as in construction.
poor workmanship.
Synonyms: ,(of land or soil) lacking abundance or productivity.
poor soil.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms:excessively lean or emaciated, as cattle.
Synonyms: , , ,of an inferior, inadequate, or unsatisfactory kind.
poor health.
lacking in skill, ability, or training.
a poor cook.
deficient in moral excellence; cowardly, abject, or mean.
scanty, meager, or paltry in amount or number.
a poor audience.
They shared their poor meal with a stranger.
The poor dog was limping.
Synonyms: , ,
noun
Often Disparaging and Offensive.Usually the poor poor people collectively.
poor
/ pʊə, pɔː /
adjective
lacking financial or other means of subsistence; needy
( as collective noun; preceded by the )
the poor
characterized by or indicating poverty
the country had a poor economy
deficient in amount; scanty or inadequate
a poor salary
badly supplied (with resources, materials, etc)
a region poor in wild flowers
lacking in quality; inferior
giving no pleasure; disappointing or disagreeable
a poor play
(prenominal) deserving of pity; unlucky
poor John is ill again
a (cheaper) substitute for something
Pronunciation Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- poorness noun
- nonpoor noun
- quasi-poor adjective
- quasi-poorly adverb
- ˈǴǰԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of poor1
Idioms and Phrases
poor as Job's turkey, extremely poor.
poor as a church mouse, extremely poor.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
A poor tour of the West Indies and Khawaja will be feeling the heat but McDonald maintained he has a "big part to play".
But to others, they represent an affront to the values on which British policing was founded; a step towards a country in which the wealthy get better access to law enforcement than the poor.
Research from University College of London found people aged 10-24 who used social media sites were potentially at risk of developing image concerns, eating disorders and poor mental health.
Care keeps Wales running, it said, but many of those providing the care were struggling financially, had poor health and wellbeing and had to cut back on food and heating.
The first ended in another poor Le Roux kick and the second was a forward pass from Goosens right on the whistle.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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