poor

adjective

ˈpu̇r

ˈpȯr

: lacking material possessions

: of, relating to, or characterized by poverty

: less than adequate : meager

: small in worth

: exciting pity

you poor thing

: inferior in quality or value

: humble, unpretentious

: mean, petty

: lean, emaciated

: barren, unproductive

—used of land

: indifferent, unfavorable

: lacking a normal or adequate supply of something specified

—often used in combination

oil-poor countries

poorish

ˈpu̇r-ish

ˈpȯr-

adjective

poorness noun

Example Sentences

We were too poor to buy new clothes. The organization helps poor families. She has a poor vocabulary. It was a poor attempt at a joke. He is in poor condition. She couldn't read the sign because her vision was too poor. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Postwar Italy is poor, but Michele has a good job in a bank, and Valeria, unusually for her generation, also has a good office job. —

Roxana Robinson, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023 Many of the people executed as witches were poor, single mothers. —

Susan Haigh, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2023 Many of the people executed as witches were poor, single mothers. —

Susan Haigh, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2023 Many of the people executed as witches were poor, single mothers. —

CBS News, 1 Feb. 2023 Still, accuracy on truly free-flowing or accented or technical speech was relatively poor. —

James Somers, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2023 There's so many people who have touched me and who are helping those who are poor. —

Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023 Many of the people executed as witches were poor, single mothers. —

Susan Haigh, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Feb. 2023 In the future, Southwest may want to cancel more flights ahead of poor weather to prevent the domino effect that happened this time, said Garrow of Georgia Tech. —

Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023 See More

Kids Definition

poor

1 of 2 adjective

ˈpu̇(ə)r,

ˈpō(ə)r

: lacking riches or possessions

: less than enough

a poor crop

: not good in quality or character of work

: lacking fertility

poor land

: not satisfactory

the patient had a poor day

: lacking in signs of wealth or good taste

poor furnishings

: worthy of pity or sympathy

the poor kitten hurt its paw

poorly adverb

poorness noun

poor

2 of 2 noun plural

: poor people

charity for the poor

单词	poorness
释义	poor adjective ˈpu̇r ˈpȯr 1 a : lacking material possessions b : of, relating to, or characterized by poverty 2 a : less than adequate : meager b : small in worth 3 : exciting pity you poor thing 4 a : inferior in quality or value b : humble, unpretentious c : mean, petty 5 : lean, emaciated 6 : barren, unproductive —used of land 7 : indifferent, unfavorable 8 : lacking a normal or adequate supply of something specified —often used in combination oil-poor countries poorish ˈpu̇r-ish ˈpȯr- adjective poorness noun Synonyms beggared beggarly broke destitute dirt-poor down-and-out famished hard up impecunious impoverished indigent necessitous needful needy pauperized penniless penurious poverty-stricken skint [chiefly British] threadbare See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences We were too poor to buy new clothes. The organization helps poor families. She has a poor vocabulary. It was a poor attempt at a joke. He is in poor condition. She couldn't read the sign because her vision was too poor. See More Recent Examples on the Web Postwar Italy is poor, but Michele has a good job in a bank, and Valeria, unusually for her generation, also has a good office job. —Roxana Robinson, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023 Many of the people executed as witches were poor, single mothers. —Susan Haigh, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2023 Many of the people executed as witches were poor, single mothers. —Susan Haigh, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2023 Many of the people executed as witches were poor, single mothers. —CBS News, 1 Feb. 2023 Still, accuracy on truly free-flowing or accented or technical speech was relatively poor. —James Somers, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2023 There's so many people who have touched me and who are helping those who are poor. —Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023 Many of the people executed as witches were poor, single mothers. —Susan Haigh, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Feb. 2023 In the future, Southwest may want to cancel more flights ahead of poor weather to prevent the domino effect that happened this time, said Garrow of Georgia Tech. —Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023 See More Word History Etymology Middle English poure, from Anglo-French povre, pore, from Latin pauper; akin to Latin paucus little and to Latin parere to give birth to, produce — more at few, pare First Known Use 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing poor dirt-poor in poor/bad (etc.) condition in (very) bad/poor taste make a poor fist of piss-poor poor box poor boy poor/sad/sorry excuse for poor/bad sport poor devil poor white poor-spirited poor man's the poor undeserving poor whip-poor-will land-poor poor law bad/poor loser bad/poor form poor farm poor mouth a poor second/third/fourth See More dirt-poor in poor/bad (etc.) condition in (very) bad/poor taste make a poor fist of piss-poor poor box poor boy poor/sad/sorry excuse for poor/bad sport poor devil poor white poor-spirited poor man's the poor undeserving poor whip-poor-will land-poor poor law bad/poor loser bad/poor form poor farm poor mouth a poor second/third/fourth See More Kids Definition poor 1 of 2 adjective ˈpu̇(ə)r, ˈpō(ə)r 1 : lacking riches or possessions 2 : less than enough a poor crop 3 : not good in quality or character of work 4 : lacking fertility poor land 5 : not satisfactory the patient had a poor day 6 : lacking in signs of wealth or good taste poor furnishings 7 : worthy of pity or sympathy the poor kitten hurt its paw poorly adverb poorness noun poor 2 of 2 noun plural : poor people charity for the poor poorness noun as in poverty the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions each country has its own standard of poorness, and one nation's needy inhabitant can be another's fairly well-off citizen Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance poverty impoverishment indigence pauperism penury beggary misery neediness necessity impecuniousness destitution need impecuniosity deprivation penuriousness privation want exigency wretchedness destituteness woe bankruptcy emergency gutter rainy day insolvency pinching straitening austerity belt-tightening Antonyms & Near Antonyms richness affluence wealth wealthiness opulence prosperity luxury See More
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poor

adjective

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Example Sentences

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Phrases Containing poor

Kids Definition

noun