Grep  of  noun  poor 
  poor  box 
  poor  boy 
  poor  devil 
  poor  fish 
  poor  law 
  poor  man 
  poor  man's  orchid 
  poor  man's  pulse 
  poor  man's  weatherglass 
  poor  person 
  poor  rates 
  poor  shape 
  poor  speller 
  poor  white 
  poor  white  trash 
  poorhouse 
  poorness 
  poorwill 
  spoor 
 
  Overview  of  adj  poor 
 
  The  adj  poor  has  9  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  mediocre,  poor,  second-rate  --  (moderate  to  inferior  in  quality;  "they  improved  the  quality  from  mediocre  to  above  average";  "he  would  make  a  poor  spy") 
  2.  (18)  hapless,  miserable,  misfortunate,  pathetic,  piteous,  pitiable,  pitiful,  poor,  wretched  --  (deserving  or  inciting  pity;  "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";  "couldn't  rescue  the  poor  fellow";  "his  poor  distorted  limbs";  "a  wretched  life") 
  3.  (13)  poor  --  (having  little  money  or  few  possessions;  "deplored  the  gap  between  rich  and  poor  countries";  "the  proverbial  poor  artist  living  in  a  garret") 
  4.  (2)  poor  --  (characterized  by  or  indicating  lack  of  money;  "the  country  had  a  poor  economy") 
  5.  (2)  poor  --  (low  in  degree;  "expectations  were  poor") 
  6.  poor  --  (badly  supplied  with  desirable  qualities  or  substances;  "a  poor  land";  "the  area  was  poor  in  timber  and  coal";  "food  poor  in  nutritive  value") 
  7.  inadequate,  poor,  short  --  (not  sufficient  to  meet  a  need  "an  inadequate  income";  "a  poor  salary";  "money  is  short";  "on  short  rations";  "food  is  in  short  supply";  "short  on  experience") 
  8.  poor  --  (unsatisfactory;  "a  poor  light  for  reading";  "poor  morale") 
  9.  hardscrabble,  poor  --  (yielding  little  by  great  labor;  "a  hardscrabble  farm";  "poor  soil") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  poor 
 
  9  senses  of  poor 
 
  Sense  1 
  mediocre,  poor,  second-rate 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inferior)  ->  superior 
 
  Sense  2 
  hapless,  miserable,  misfortunate,  pathetic,  piteous,  pitiable,  pitiful,  poor,  wretched 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unfortunate)  ->  fortunate 
 
  Sense  3 
  poor  (vs.  rich) 
 
  rich  (vs.  poor) 
  =>  affluent,  flush,  loaded,  moneyed,  wealthy 
  =>  comfortable,  easy,  prosperous,  well-fixed,  well-heeled,  well-off,  well-situated,  well-to-do 
 
  Sense  4 
  poor  (vs.  rich) 
 
  rich  (vs.  poor) 
  =>  deluxe,  gilded,  luxurious,  opulent,  princely,  sumptuous 
  =>  lavish,  lucullan,  lush,  plush,  plushy 
 
  Sense  5 
  poor 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  low)  ->  high 
 
  Sense  6 
  poor  (vs.  rich) 
 
  rich  (vs.  poor) 
 
  Sense  7 
  inadequate,  poor,  short 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  insufficient)  ->  sufficient 
 
  Sense  8 
  poor 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  bad)  ->  good 
 
  Sense  9 
  hardscrabble,  poor 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unfruitful)  ->  fruitful 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  poor 
 
  9  senses  of  poor 
 
  Sense  1 
  mediocre,  poor,  second-rate 
  =>  inferior  (vs.  superior) 
 
  Sense  2 
  hapless,  miserable,  misfortunate,  pathetic,  piteous,  pitiable,  pitiful,  poor,  wretched 
  =>  unfortunate  (vs.  fortunate) 
 
  Sense  3 
  poor  (vs.  rich) 
  =>  broke,  bust,  skint,  stone-broke,  stony-broke 
  =>  destitute,  impoverished,  indigent,  necessitous,  needy,  poverty-stricken 
  =>  hard  up  impecunious,  in  straitened  circumstances(prenominal),  penniless,  penurious,  pinched 
  =>  moneyless 
  =>  unprovided  for(prenominal) 
  Also  See->  underprivileged#1 
 
  Sense  4 
  poor  (vs.  rich) 
  =>  beggarly,  mean 
  =>  slummy,  slum(postnominal) 
 
  Sense  5 
  poor 
  =>  low  (vs.  high) 
 
  Sense  6 
  poor  (vs.  rich) 
  =>  resourceless 
 
  Sense  7 
  inadequate,  poor,  short 
  =>  insufficient  (vs.  sufficient),  deficient 
 
  Sense  8 
  poor 
  =>  bad  (vs.  good) 
 
  Sense  9 
  hardscrabble,  poor 
  =>  unfruitful  (vs.  fruitful) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  poor 
 
  1  of  9  senses  of  poor 
 
  Sense  3 
  poor  (vs.  rich) 
  =>  financial  condition,  economic  condition 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  poor 
 
  poor  used  as  an  adjective  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  9) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  poor 
  in  poor  taste 
  poor 
  poor-spirited 
  poorest 
  poorly 
 
  Overview  of  adj  poor 
 
  The  adj  poor  has  9  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  mediocre,  poor,  second-rate  --  (moderate  to  inferior  in  quality;  "they  improved  the  quality  from  mediocre  to  above  average";  "he  would  make  a  poor  spy") 
  2.  (18)  hapless,  miserable,  misfortunate,  pathetic,  piteous,  pitiable,  pitiful,  poor,  wretched  --  (deserving  or  inciting  pity;  "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";  "couldn't  rescue  the  poor  fellow";  "his  poor  distorted  limbs";  "a  wretched  life") 
  3.  (13)  poor  --  (having  little  money  or  few  possessions;  "deplored  the  gap  between  rich  and  poor  countries";  "the  proverbial  poor  artist  living  in  a  garret") 
  4.  (2)  poor  --  (characterized  by  or  indicating  lack  of  money;  "the  country  had  a  poor  economy") 
  5.  (2)  poor  --  (low  in  degree;  "expectations  were  poor") 
  6.  poor  --  (badly  supplied  with  desirable  qualities  or  substances;  "a  poor  land";  "the  area  was  poor  in  timber  and  coal";  "food  poor  in  nutritive  value") 
  7.  inadequate,  poor,  short  --  (not  sufficient  to  meet  a  need  "an  inadequate  income";  "a  poor  salary";  "money  is  short";  "on  short  rations";  "food  is  in  short  supply";  "short  on  experience") 
  8.  poor  --  (unsatisfactory;  "a  poor  light  for  reading";  "poor  morale") 
  9.  hardscrabble,  poor  --  (yielding  little  by  great  labor;  "a  hardscrabble  farm";  "poor  soil") 

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