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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.
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- 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.
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- faulty or inferior, as in construction:
poor workmanship.
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- (of land or soil) lacking abundance or productivity:
poor soil.
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- excessively lean or emaciated, as cattle.
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- 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.
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noun
- Usually the poor. Often Disparaging and Offensive. 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
- whenpostpositive, usually foll by in 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
- poor man's somethinga (cheaper) substitute for something
Pronunciation Note
Derived Forms
- ˈǴǰԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- Ǵǰ·Ա noun
- ԴDz·Ǵǰ noun
- ܲ·-Ǵǰ adjective
- ܲ·-Ǵǰ·ly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of poor1
Idioms and Phrases
- poor as Job's turkey, Southern and South Midland U.S. extremely poor.
- poor as a church mouse, extremely poor.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
She has said she would rather die than be poor, and her oldest son has said his entire life is tied to his dad’s business.
Since taking office, he’s faced many of the problems that bedeviled prior sheriffs: poor jail conditions, sprawling consent decrees, allegations about deputy gangs and persistent staffing woes.
She said she paid each time but it sometimes took longer than five minutes due to poor phone signal and problems with the payment app.
Also to be considered are the benefits of adopting a fresh approach under a new head coach to ensure the deficiencies that have contributed to such a poor campaign are not repeated.
A week ago Guardiola admitted it had been a "poor" season and he had done a "bad" job.
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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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