How To Spell poor?
How to Pronounce poor?
Correct pronunciation for the word "poor" is [pˈʊ͡ə], [pˈʊə], [p_ˈʊə].
Definition of poor
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Destitute of property; indigent; necessitous; destitute of strength, beauty or dignity; barren; mean; jejune; destitute of worth or weight; of little worth; dejected; destitute of spirit; lean; small; wanting in good qualities; an expression of tenderness, pity or contempt. The poor, those who are destitute of property, and specially such as depend on charity.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
What are the misspellings for poor?
What is the present tense of Poor?
What is the past tense of Poor?
What is the adverb for poor?
The adverb form of the word "poor" is "poorly".
What is the adjective for poor?
The adjective form of the word "poor" is "poorer".
Usage over time for poor:
This graph shows how "poor" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of poor?
The plural of the "poor" can be the "poor".
What is the singular form of poor?
The singular of the "poor" can be the "poor".
Synonyms for Poor:
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adj.
• powerless, vulnerable • insufficient • bad- bad ,
- inadvisable ,
- inadequate ,
- displeasing ,
- black ,
- faulty ,
- baneful ,
- arrant ,
- defective ,
- detrimental ,
- inferior ,
- bottom out .
- base .
- bankrupt ,
- down-and-out ,
- homeless ,
- embarrassed ,
- bereft ,
- dispossessed ,
- dilapidated ,
- have-not ,
- busted ,
- distressed ,
- hand-to-mouth ,
- hard-pressed .
- heel .
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n.
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- homely ,
- gimcrack ,
- crude ,
- inelegant ,
- cheap ,
- dowdy ,
- glaring ,
- incapable ,
- incompetent ,
- corny ,
- easy ,
- barbarous ,
- helpless ,
- insipid ,
- gaudy ,
- flashy ,
- coarse ,
- flimsy ,
- affected ,
- garish ,
- crummy ,
- awful ,
- inexpert ,
- diminutive ,
- artificial ,
- imperfect ,
- inept ,
- disgusting ,
- homespun ,
- insignificant .
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- infirm .
- bust .
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adv.
• lowly