POOR (10)

Meaning of POOR (10) in English

(superl.) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

POOR — I. ˈpu̇(ə)r, -u̇ə, esp South, NE, & Brit ˈpōə or ˈpō(ə)r or ˈpȯ(ə) or ˈpȯ(ə)r adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
10 — the upper end of a rating scale, with 10 indicating the best or a perfect score: That new novel is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POOR — — poorness , n. /poor/ , adj., poorer, poorest , n. adj. 1. having little or no money, goods, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POOR — superl free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek. 2. poor ·superl inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse. 3. …
Webster English vocab
POOR — [poor] adj [ME poure, fr. OF povre, fr. L pauper; akin to L paucus little and to L parere to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POOR — poor BrE AmE pɔː pʊə AmE pʊ ə r pɔːr, poʊr — Preference poll, British English: pɔː 74%, pʊə 26% …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POOR — / pɔː(r); pʊə(r); NAmE pɔːr; pʊr/ adjective ( poor·er , poor·est ) HAVING LITTLE MONEY 1. having very little money; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POOR — poor S1 W1 /pɔː $ pʊr/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative poorer , superlative poorest ) [ Date: 1100-1200 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POOR — adj. 1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POOR — adj. 1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POOR — adj.1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) (the …
Oxford English vocab
POOR — ( poorer, poorest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POOR — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad/poor investment ▪ The shares turned out to be a poor investment. a bad/poor/disastrous …
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POOR — n. dirt poor poor relation poor spirited
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POOR — n. Function: adjective 1 lacking money or material possessions FF1C; they were so poor that the children had no winter …
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POOR — adjective 1. lacking money or material possessions they were so poor that the children had no winter coats Synonyms: beggared, …
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POOR — INDEX: 1. having very little money 2. having very little money at the present time 3. having fewer opportunities in …
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POOR — The general kindly spirit of the law toward the poor is sufficiently shown by such passages as (15:7) for the …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
POOR — adjective BAD : He gave all his money to the poors. GOOD : He gave all his money to the …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
POOR — 1. прил. 1) а) бедный, малоимущий, неимущий Syn : hard up, underprivileged, unemployable, needy, indigent, destitute Ant : privileged, upper-class, …
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POOR — poor.ogg 1. pʋə n (the poor) собир. бедные, бедняки, беднота; неимущие the poor and the rich - бедные и богатые …
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POOR — 1) бедный 2) малоплодородный 3) недостаточный 4) незавидный 5) плохой 6) скудный 7) худородный • poor conditioned surface — плохо обусловленная поверхность poor formation of paper — облачность бумаги poor …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
POOR — 1. pʋə n (the poor) собир. бедные, бедняки, беднота; неимущие the poor and the rich - бедные и богатые 2. …
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POOR — 1. _a. 1> бедный, неимущий, малоимущий; poor peasant - крестьянин-бедняк 2> бедный (чем-л.) (in) 3> несчастный; poor fellow! - бедняга! …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
POOR — 1. a. 1. бедный, неимущий, малоимущий; poor peasant - крестьянин-бедняк 2. бедный (чем-л.) (in) 3. несчастный; poor fellow! - бедняга! …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
POOR — 1. _a. 1> бедный, неимущий, малоимущий; poor peasant крестьянин-бедняк 2> бедный (in poor чем-л.) 3> несчастный; poor fellow! бедняга! 4> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
POOR — недостаточный ; плохой ; бедный ; неудавшийся ; ~ poor efficiency ; ~ poor harvest ; ~ poor management ; …
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
POOR — 1. прил. 1) а) бедный, малоимущий, неимущий Syn : hard up, underprivileged, unemployable, needy, indigent, destitute Ant : privileged, upper-class, …
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MURDER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a murder case ▪ He had been a witness in a murder case. a …
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