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  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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