poor, adj.
freq. cnt. 32
freq. cnt. 32
deserving or inciting pity
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
hapless miserable misfortunate pathetic piteous pitiable pitiful poor wretched
sample sentences
"a hapless victim""miserable victims of war"
"the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy
"piteous appeals for help"
"pitiable homeless children"
"a pitiful fate"
"Oh, you poor thing"
"his poor distorted limbs"
"a wretched life"
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having little money or few possessions
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12
poor
sample sentences
"deplored the gap between rich and poor countries""the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
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attribute
similar to
characterized by or indicating poverty
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
poor
sample sentences
"the country had a poor economy""they lived in the poor section of town"
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lacking in quality or substances
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poor
sample sentences
"a poor land""the area was poor in timber and coal"
"food poor in nutritive value"
"the food in the cafeteria was of poor quality"
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of insufficient quantity to meet a need
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
inadequate jejune poor short
sample sentences
"an inadequate income""a poor salary"
"money is short"
"on short rations"
"food is in short supply"
"short on experience"
"the jejune diets of the very poor"
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