adjective

poor

UK /pʊə/US /pʊr/, /pɔr/

poor

ADJECTIVE

Definition of poor

1

Someone who is poor has little or no money.

Example: He is very poor.

1

Something that is poor is bad quality.

Example: The painting was a poor job.

2

You use poor before someone's name or a pronoun when you feel bad for that person.

Example: Tom is all alone. Poor Tom!

3

The poor are a group of people who have little or no money.

Example: This work is to help the poor.

poor

EXAMPLES

Examples of poor

1

He is very poor.

Example sentence
2

The painting was a poor job.

Example sentence
3

Tom is all alone. Poor Tom!

Example sentence
4

Oh, poor you! I can't believe that happened.

Example sentence
5

This work is to help the poor.

Example sentence

poor

SMART VOCABULARY

Related words and phrases

Similar words

pennilessbrokeneedydestitutehard-uppoverty-strickenimpoverishedbadinferiormediocreinadequateweak

Opposite words

richwealthywell-offwell-to-dohigh-qualitysuperiorexcellentsuperbvery goodfortunateprivilegedsuccessful

Community Stats

0Total
0%Success
0.0Per Day
0%Recent
Learned 0Not learned 0

Your Stats

Login to track progress

Sign In

Community Activity

No activity yet

Your Activity

Login to track activity

Quick Actions