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   poor

   /pɔː/

   adjective

   • 1. lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society: "they were too poor to afford a telephone" Similar poverty-strickenimpoverishednecessitousbeggarlyin penurypenuriousimpecuniousindigentneedyneedfulin need/wantbadly offlow-paidin reduced circumstancesin straitened circumstancesdestitutehard upshort of moneyon one's beam-endsunable to make ends meetunderprivilegeddeprivedpennilesswithout a souas poor as a church mousemoneylessbankruptbustinsolventin debtin the redon the breadlinewithout a penny (to one's name)informal:brokeflat brokecleaned outstrapped for cashstrappedon one's upperswithout two pennies to rub togetherwithout two (brass) farthings to rub togetherstony brokeskintin Queer Streetstone brokecraptasticrare:pauperizedbeggaredOpposite richwealthy
   • ▪ (of a place) inhabited by people with little money: "the world's poorest countries"
   • 2. of a low or inferior standard or quality: "many people are eating a very poor diet" Similar substandardbelow standardbelow parbaddeficientdefectivefaultyimperfectinferiormediocreabjectappallingabysmalatrociousawfulterribledismaldreadfulunsatisfactorylow-gradesecond-ratethird-ratejerry-builtshoddycrudetinnytrashymiserablewretcheddisappointinglamentabledeplorablepitifulinadequateinsufficientunacceptableexecrablefrightfulinformal:crummydirebumdiabolicalrottensadtattytenth-rateropyduffrubbishrubbishypantsa load of pantsgrottyfarkakteweak saucecraptacularvulgar slang:crapcrappyarchaic:direfulrare:egregiousOpposite superior
   • ▪ deficient or lacking in: "the water is poor in nutrients" Similar deficient inlacking (in)wanting (in)short of/onlow onmissingwith an insufficiency ofwith too few/little …Opposite rich in
   • ▪ used ironically to deprecate something belonging to or offered by oneself: dated "he is, in my poor opinion, a more handsome young man"
   • 3. (of a person) deserving of pity or sympathy: "they enquired after poor Dorothy's broken hip" Similar unfortunateunluckylucklessunhappyhaplessill-fatedill-starredpitiablepitifulwretchedOpposite lucky

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French poure, from Latin pauper.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPOOR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   POOR definition: 1. having little money and/or few possessions: 2. to have very little of a particular substance or…. Learn more.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPOOR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   8 meanings: 1. a. lacking financial or other means of subsistence; needy b. (as collective noun; preceded by the) 2..... Click for more definitions.

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   Poor definition: having little or no money, goods, or other means of support. See examples of POOR used in a sentence.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpoor adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   The work was of an extremely poor standard. He makes some pretty poor decisions throughout the novel. Many health problems are related to poor diet and sedentary lifestyles. Her guitar playing is poor. He was frustrated about his poor exam performance. There was a reduced crop because of poor growing conditions. He showed poor judgement by ...

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   How to use poor in a sentence. lacking material possessions; of, relating to, or characterized by poverty; less than adequate : meager… See the full definition

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   Oct 9, 2023 · With plural agreement. Chiefly with the. Poor people (literal and figurative) as a class; esp. needy or destitute people. Frequently with distinguishing word, as the aged (also good, respectable, urban, etc.) poor. Cf. overseer of (also †for) the poor at overseer n. 1c. the deserving poor: see deserving adj. a.

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   5 days ago · Poor describes having little of something. If you lack needed food and shelter, you're poor, and if you fall below a standard or don't even try, you're giving a poor performance. Empty pockets and empty efforts both mean poor.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPOOR | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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   POOR definition: 1. having very little money or few possessions: 2. of very low quality: 3. not having much skill…. Learn more.

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    All you need to know about "POOR" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarypoor | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    poor meaning: 1. having very little money or few possessions: 2. of very low quality: 3. not having much skill…. Learn more.