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poor
adjective
-
poor
,
poorer
,
poorest
not
having
enough
money
to
live
comfortably
or
meet
basic
needs
•
Her
family
was
so
poor
that
they
sometimes
had
only
bread
for
dinner
.
Her
family
was
so
poor
that
they
sometimes
had
only
bread
for
dinner
.
•
Many
poor
farmers
cannot
afford
modern
equipment
.
Many
poor
farmers
cannot
afford
modern
equipment
.
From
Old
French
“
povre
”,
from
Latin
“
pauper
”
meaning
‘
poor
,
scanty
’.
adjective
-
poor
,
poorer
,
poorest
deserving
sympathy
because
of
suffering
or
misfortune
•
That
poor
puppy
looks
lost
.
That
poor
puppy
looks
lost
.
•
The
poor
man
slipped
on
the
ice
and
broke
his
arm
.
The
poor
man
slipped
on
the
ice
and
broke
his
arm
.
adjective
-
poor
,
poorer
,
poorest
of
low
quality
or
below
the
expected
standard
•
The
restaurant
was
expensive
,
but
the
food
was
surprisingly
poor
.
The
restaurant
was
expensive
,
but
the
food
was
surprisingly
poor
.
•
The
team
played
a
poor
game
and
lost
three-nil
.
The
team
played
a
poor
game
and
lost
three-nil
.
adjective
-
poor
,
poorer
,
poorest
not
good
at
something
;
lacking
skill
•
I
’
m
poor
at
remembering
names
.
I
’
m
poor
at
remembering
names
.
•
She
is
a
poor
swimmer
,
so
she
stays
in
the
shallow
end
.
She
is
a
poor
swimmer
,
so
she
stays
in
the
shallow
end
.
adjective
-
poor
,
poorer
,
poorest
lacking
or
having
very
little
of
a
particular
quality
,
substance
,
or
resource
•
Desert
soil
is
poor
in
organic
matter
.
Desert
soil
is
poor
in
organic
matter
.
•
This
diet
is
poor
in
iron
and
can
cause
anemia
.
This
diet
is
poor
in
iron
and
can
cause
anemia
.
the poor
noun
people
who
have
very
little
money
and
live
in
poverty
•
The
charity
raises
funds
to
help
the
poor
.
The
charity
raises
funds
to
help
the poor
.
•
Government
programs
provide
housing
assistance
for
the
poor
.
Government
programs
provide
housing
assistance
for
the poor
.
poorly
adverb
in
a
bad
or
unsatisfactory
way
•
The
soccer
team
played
poorly
because
they
were
tired
.
The
soccer
team
played
poorly
because
they
were
tired
.
•
If
you
sleep
poorly
,
you
will
feel
exhausted
the
next
day
.
If
you
sleep
poorly
,
you
will
feel
exhausted
the
next
day
.
Formed
by
adding
the
adverbial
suffix
–ly
to
poor
in
Middle
English
;
recorded
since
the
14th
century
.
adjective
slightly
ill
or
unwell
•
I
stayed
home
today
because
I
was
feeling
poorly
.
I
stayed
home
today
because
I
was
feeling
poorly
.
•
The
teacher
noticed
that
Jack
looked
poorly
and
sent
him
to
the
nurse
.
The
teacher
noticed
that
Jack
looked
poorly
and
sent
him
to
the
nurse
.
From
adverb
poorly
,
later
used
predicatively
as
an
adjective
in
British
English
to
mean
‘
ill
’.