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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
poor/pɔː(r)/
▶adjective
- 1 lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal.
- 2 of a low or inferior standard or quality.
■ (poor in) lacking in.
- 3 deserving of pity or sympathy.
– phrases
the poor man's —— an inferior or cheaper substitute for the thing specified.
poor relation a person or thing that is considered inferior to others of the same type or group.
take a poor view of regard with disapproval.
the poor man's —— an inferior or cheaper substitute for the thing specified.
poor relation a person or thing that is considered inferior to others of the same type or group.
take a poor view of regard with disapproval.
– derivatives
poorness noun.
poorness noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. poure, from L. pauper.
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