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poor |
Grep of noun poor poor box poor boy poor devil poor fish poor law poor man poor man's orchid poor man's pulse poor man's weatherglass poor person poor rates poor shape poor speller poor white poor white trash poorhouse poorness poorwill spoor Overview of adj poor The adj poor has 9 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (18) mediocre, poor, second-rate -- (moderate to inferior in quality; "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"; "he would make a poor spy") 2. (18) hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched -- (deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "couldn't rescue the poor fellow"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life") 3. (13) poor -- (having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret") 4. (2) poor -- (characterized by or indicating lack of money; "the country had a poor economy") 5. (2) poor -- (low in degree; "expectations were poor") 6. poor -- (badly supplied with desirable qualities or substances; "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value") 7. inadequate, poor, short -- (not sufficient to meet a need "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience") 8. poor -- (unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale") 9. hardscrabble, poor -- (yielding little by great labor; "a hardscrabble farm"; "poor soil") Antonyms of adj poor 9 senses of poor Sense 1 mediocre, poor, second-rate INDIRECT (VIA inferior) -> superior Sense 2 hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched INDIRECT (VIA unfortunate) -> fortunate Sense 3 poor (vs. rich) rich (vs. poor) => affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy => comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do Sense 4 poor (vs. rich) rich (vs. poor) => deluxe, gilded, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous => lavish, lucullan, lush, plush, plushy Sense 5 poor INDIRECT (VIA low) -> high Sense 6 poor (vs. rich) rich (vs. poor) Sense 7 inadequate, poor, short INDIRECT (VIA insufficient) -> sufficient Sense 8 poor INDIRECT (VIA bad) -> good Sense 9 hardscrabble, poor INDIRECT (VIA unfruitful) -> fruitful Similarity of adj poor 9 senses of poor Sense 1 mediocre, poor, second-rate => inferior (vs. superior) Sense 2 hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched => unfortunate (vs. fortunate) Sense 3 poor (vs. rich) => broke, bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke => destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken => hard up impecunious, in straitened circumstances(prenominal), penniless, penurious, pinched => moneyless => unprovided for(prenominal) Also See-> underprivileged#1 Sense 4 poor (vs. rich) => beggarly, mean => slummy, slum(postnominal) Sense 5 poor => low (vs. high) Sense 6 poor (vs. rich) => resourceless Sense 7 inadequate, poor, short => insufficient (vs. sufficient), deficient Sense 8 poor => bad (vs. good) Sense 9 hardscrabble, poor => unfruitful (vs. fruitful) Attributes of adj poor 1 of 9 senses of poor Sense 3 poor (vs. rich) => financial condition, economic condition Familiarity of adj poor poor used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 9) Grep of adj poor in poor taste poor poor-spirited poorest poorly Overview of adj poor The adj poor has 9 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (18) mediocre, poor, second-rate -- (moderate to inferior in quality; "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"; "he would make a poor spy") 2. (18) hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched -- (deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "couldn't rescue the poor fellow"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life") 3. (13) poor -- (having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret") 4. (2) poor -- (characterized by or indicating lack of money; "the country had a poor economy") 5. (2) poor -- (low in degree; "expectations were poor") 6. poor -- (badly supplied with desirable qualities or substances; "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value") 7. inadequate, poor, short -- (not sufficient to meet a need "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience") 8. poor -- (unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale") 9. hardscrabble, poor -- (yielding little by great labor; "a hardscrabble farm"; "poor soil")
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