a02022953
| type | a |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | having little money or few possessions |
| examples | deplored the gap between rich and poor countries the proverbial poor artist living in a garret |
| Outgoing links | |
| Also see | underprivileged |
| Attribute | financial condition |
| Derivationally related form | poor → poorness |
| Antonym | poor → rich |
| Similar to | broke, bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke; destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken; hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances(p), penniless, penurious, pinched; moneyless; unprovided for(p) |
| Incoming links | |
| Also see | underprivileged |
| Antonym | rich → poor |
| Similar to | broke, bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke; destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken; hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances(p), penniless, penurious, pinched; moneyless; unprovided for(p) |
| Attribute | financial condition |
| Derivationally related form | poorness → poor |
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