poor (a)

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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
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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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