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poorer

The correct spelling is poorer.

How to pronounce poorer

adjective

Say it like: Poo-rer

The correct spelling is poorer. With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. For example: "We were so poor that we couldn't afford shoes."

Usage Examples

We were so poor that we couldn't afford shoes.

That was a poor performance.

Oh you poor little thing.

Definition

adjective

  1. 1.With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
  2. 2.Of low quality.
  3. 3.Used to express pity.
  4. 4.Deficient in a specified way.
  5. 5.Inadequate, insufficient.

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