We were too poor to buy new clothes. The organization helps poor families. She has a poor vocabulary. It was a poor attempt at a joke. He is in poor condition. She couldn't read the sign because her vision was too poor. See More
Recent Examples on the WebThere is not one rule for friends, another for foes; one rule for the powerful, another for the powerless; one rule for the rich, another for the poor.NBC News, 18 Sep. 2022 That's the number of days that residents in Jackson, Mississippi, were under a boil water notice due to poor water quality. Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 16 Sep. 2022 Bad Bunny spoke out against LUMA during his Un Verano Sin Ti concerts in San Juan last month, echoing the frustration clients have had with poor quality of service and inflated prices. Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2022 Cities like Chicago and New York City could experience poor air quality in the coming days. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2022 Because demolitions often occur in areas with higher poverty, the negative health impacts from razing buildings — such as dust and poor air quality — fall on vulnerable communities. Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Sep. 2022 But conditions at the camp remain grim: Scorching hot weather and a lack of running water result in poor quality of life that may make ISIS seem an attractive alternative, Kurilla warned. Peter Aitken, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2022 For all children, poor-quality care can significantly impact the child’s mental and physical health and developmental outcomes, as well as the risk of suicide, chronic diseases and infectious diseases decades later. Juliette Unwin, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2022 This is dangerous and will result in a poor-quality cut. Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English poure, from Anglo-French povre, pore, from Latin pauper; akin to Latin paucus little and to Latin parere to give birth to, produce — more at few, pare