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- Dictionarypoor/pɔː/
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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to have very little of a particular substance or quality: Unfortunately, Iceland is poor in natural resources. See more. More examples. poor adjective (BAD) B2. not good; being of a very low quality, quantity, or standard:
Poor definition: having little or no money, goods, or other means of support. See examples of POOR used in a sentence.
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. adjective. /pɔː (r)/,/pʊə (r)/ /pʊr/,/pɔːr/ (comparative poorer, superlative poorest) Idioms. having little money. having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs. They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids. We aim to help the poorest families. It's among the poorer countries of the world.
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]
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.
1. 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.
