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单词 poorish
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poorishadj.

Brit. /ˈpɔːrɪʃ/, /ˈpʊərɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈpʊrɪʃ/, /ˈpɔrɪʃ/
Forms: see poor adj. and n.1 and -ish suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: poor adj., -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < poor adj. + -ish suffix1.
Somewhat poor (in various senses); rather poor.
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the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > wretchedness > [adjective]
unledeeOE
sorryOE
evila1131
usellc1175
wanlichec1275
bad1276
sorry1372
meana1375
caitiff1393
loddera1400
woefula1400
foulc1400
wretched1450
meschant?1473
unselc1480
peevisha1522
miser1542
scurvy?1577
forlorn1582
villainous1582
measled1596
lamented1611
thrallfula1618
despicable1635
deplorable1642
so-and-so1656
poorish1657
squalida1660
lamentable1676
mesquina1706
shan1714
execrable1738
quisby1807
hole in the wall1822
measly1847
bum1878
shag-bag1888
snidey1890
pathetic1900
the mind > possession > poverty > [adjective] > poor > somewhat
poorish1657
hand-to-mouth1883
struggling1892
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > infertile
unbearingc825
geasonOE
unkindc1330
barren1377
unfructuousa1382
poora1387
leanc1420
exile?1440
salt1535
unfruitful?1542
sterile1572
dead1577
unlusty1580
queasy1593
heartless1594
unfertile1596
emacerated1610
sapless1655
unprolific1672
uncivil1676
ungrateful1681
worn1681
teemless1687
unproductive1725
poorish1767
ill-conditioned1796
scanty1797
rammelly1808
starve-acre1891
1657 in R. Potts Liber Cantabr. (1855) I. 408 Born of poorish parents.
1684 T. Otway Atheist 4 They helpt me to spend my Estate when I was young, and the Rogues are grateful, and do not forsake me now I am grown poorish and old.
1744 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman Apr. iv. 31 When such a Soil of poorish Land is enriched by the Dung of Animals, or by Manures, it then..agrees excellently well with Barley and White Oats.
1767 Bartram's Jrnl. 29 in W. Stork Acct. E. Florida (ed. 2) Generally poorish land.
1801 C. Smith Lett. Solitary Wanderer I. 34 His honour is living, though in a poorish state of health.
1884 ‘H. Collingwood’ Under Meteor Flag 236 It's poorish weather for a fight, I'll allow.
1936 P. G. Wodehouse Laughing Gas xvi. 179 It was a poorish sort of homecoming for one who had conducted himself with such notable resource in a difficult situation.
1988 Dressage Rev. 7/1 A poorish walk may prove a major stumbling block to this horse's ultimate progress.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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