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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 Opposite
- 2. of a low or inferior standard or quality: "many people are eating a very poor diet" Similar Opposite
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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.
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.
Poor definition: having little or no money, goods, or other means of support. See examples of POOR used in a sentence.
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. Rich or wealthy often serve as opposites of poor.
Definition of poor adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you describe something as poor, you mean that it is of a low quality or standard or that it is in bad condition. The flat was in a poor state of repair. The gap between the best and poorest childcare provision in Europe has widened. The food was poor. poorly adverb [ADVERB -ed, ADVERB after verb]
What does the word poor mean? There are 21 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word poor. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. poor has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. soil science (Middle English) medicine (Middle English) animals (mid 1500s) veterinary medicine (mid 1500s) See meaning & use.
a. Having insufficient wealth to meet the necessities or comforts of life or to live in a manner considered acceptable in a society. b. Relating to or characterized by poverty: the poor side of town. 2. Deficient or lacking in a specified resource or quality: an area poor in timber and coal; a diet poor in calcium. 3.
having very little money or few possessions: Most of these people are desperately poor. Modern fertilizers are too expensive for poorer countries to afford. housing for the poor. Fewer examples. I grew up in a very poor neighbourhood. It's a poignant story about a poor family's struggle to survive.
Adjective. Noun. Idiom. Filter. adjective. poorest, poorer. Lacking material possessions; having little or no means to support oneself; needy; impoverished. Webster's New World. Having insufficient wealth to meet the necessities or comforts of life or to live in a manner considered acceptable in a society. American Heritage.
