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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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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.
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.
not good; of a quality that is low or lower than expected. the party’s poor performance in the election. The food was of very poor quality.
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.
POOR definition: 1. having very little money or few possessions: 2. of very low quality: 3. not having much skill…. Learn more.
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. More examples. I grew up in a very poor neighbourhood. It's a poignant story about a poor family's struggle to survive.
Come here and let me give you a cuddle. • The land around here is poor because of years of intensive farming. • People who live in poor countries have a much lower life expectancy. • She was born in a poor district of Chicago in 1925. • Elaine comes from a poor family. • The poor girl gets blamed for everything that goes wrong.
