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poor

adjective as in weak, unfertile

adjective as in unfortunate, unhappy

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Example Sentences

Well, he looks like a poor man’s Josh Brolin — with more makeup.

From Salon

“There is a perfect storm of young inexperienced staff with poor vetting and inadequate training being thrown into a dystopian environment," Mr Podmore says, "where violence and organised crime dominate a failing prison system.”

From BBC

It will be a challenge, however, with the offensive line possibly reshuffling again after a poor performance against the Dolphins.

Born into a poor family in the backstreets of Portsmouth, Michael was still a baby when his father, the youngest of 13 children, left to fight in the Korean War.

From BBC

“This had haunted me for 70 years. The poor lady who phoned me, I felt sorry for her.”

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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