poor

US /pʊr/
UK /pʊr/
"poor" picture
1.

lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society

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Many families in the city are living in poor conditions.
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He came from a poor background but worked hard to succeed.
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impoverisheddestituteneedypennilessindigent
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richwealthyaffluent
2.

used to express pity or sympathy

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You poor thing, you must be exhausted.
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The poor dog was left out in the rain.
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unfortunatepitifulwretchedmiserablehapless
3.

of a low or inferior standard or quality

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The restaurant received poor reviews for its service.
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His health has been poor lately.
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inferiorsubstandarddeficientunsatisfactorylacking
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goodexcellenthigh-quality
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dirt poorbe as poor as a church mousethe poor man's somebody/something