poor

Definitionen

1. Adjektiv

   Having little money or few things.

   Beispiele

   • We were so poor that we couldn't afford shoes.
   • Many poor families live in this area.
   ≈broke≈impecunious≈needy≈almsless≈arm +56 mehr
2. Adjektiv

   Of low quality.

   Beispiele

   • That was a poor performance.
   • The food at that restaurant was pretty poor.
   ≈cheap≈inferior≈low≈sorry≈ass +68 mehr
3. Adjektiv

   Deserving pity or sympathy.

   Beispiele

   • Oh, you poor thing, you're soaked!
   • This poor little puppy has an injured leg.
   ≈pitiable≈pitisome≈rueful≈compassionate≈pathetic +10 mehr
4. Adjektiv

   Not having enough of something.

   Beispiele

   • Cow's milk is poor in iron.
   • The soil here is poor in nutrients.
   ≈absent≈devoid of≈void of≈absent≈awanting +14 mehr
5. Adjektiv

   Not good enough.

   Beispiele

   • I received a poor reward for all my hard work.
   • That is a poor excuse for being late.
   ≈dismal≈meager≈slender≈awanting≈deficient +29 mehr
6. Adjektiv

   Humble and not proud, in a religious sense.

   Beispiele

   • Blessed are the poor in spirit.
   • He stayed poor in spirit despite his great wealth.
   ≈demure≈modest≈self-effacing≈abased≈demure +13 mehr
7. Nomen

   People with little money, as a group.

   Beispiele

   • The sun shines on the rich and the poor alike.
   • The government should help the poor.
8. Nomen

   The second-to-last place in a card game called Tycoon.

   Beispiele

   • He finished as poor in last night's game.
   • Coming in as poor cost her the final round.
   ≠rich
9. Nomen

   People who have little money, in informal speech.

   Beispiele

   • The poors are struggling with rising rent again.
   • Politicians rarely listen to the poors' worries.
   ≈beggar≈have not≈penny-father≈bankrupt≈beggar +8 mehr
10. Nomen

    A small sea fish, also called poor cod.

    Beispiele

    • Fishermen sold their catch of poor at the local market.
    • The poor is a small fish found along rocky coasts.
    ≈poor cod