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poor

/poː/
noun
  1. (with "the") Those who have little or no possessions or money, taken as a group.

    "The poor are always with us."

adjective
  1. With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.

    "We were so poor that we couldn't afford shoes."

  2. Of low quality.

    "That was a poor performance."

  3. Used to express pity.

    "Oh you poor little thing."

Synonymsinferior, arm, pitiable
Antonymsrich, adequate, good, rich, wealthy

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