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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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