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poor > 9 senses
ADJECTIVE1poor, mediocre, second-rateModerate to inferior in quality
2poor, hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, wretchedDeserving or inciting pity
3poorHaving little money or few possessions
4poorCharacterized by or indicating lack of money
5poorLow in degree
6poorBadly supplied with desirable qualities or substances
7poor, inadequate, shortNot sufficient to meet a need
8poorUnsatisfactory
9poor, hardscrabbleYielding little by great labor
poor > pronunciation
Soundspuh'r
Rhymesallure, assure, boor, and 36 more rhymes in uhr at the HyperDic website...
poor > adjective 1
MeaningModerate to inferior in quality.
Examples"he would make a poor spy"
Synonymsmediocre, second-rate
Similar toinferior
Adverbspoorly
poor > adjective 2
MeaningDeserving or inciting pity.
Examples"Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"
Synonymshapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, wretched
Similar tounfortunate
poor > adjective 3
MeaningHaving little money or few possessions.
Examples"deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
Attribute offinancial condition, economic condition
Similarbroke, bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke; destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken; hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, penurious, pinched; moneyless; unprovided for
See alsounderprivileged
Contraryrich
poor > adjective 4
MeaningCharacterized by or indicating lack of money.
Examples"the country had a poor economy"
Similarbeggarly, mean; slummy
Contraryrich
poor > adjective 5
MeaningLow in degree.
Examples"expectations were poor"
Similar tolow
poor > adjective 6
MeaningBadly supplied with desirable qualities or substances.
Examples"a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value"
Similarresourceless
Contraryrich
poor > adjective 7
MeaningNot sufficient to meet a need.
Examples"a poor salary"
Synonymsinadequate, short
Similar toinsufficient, deficient
poor > adjective 8
MeaningUnsatisfactory.
Examples"a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"
Similar tobad
poor > adjective 9
MeaningYielding little by great labor.
Examples"poor soil"
Synonymshardscrabble
Similar tounfruitful

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