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Uncommonpoorest
The correct spelling is poorest.
How to pronounce poorest
adjective
Say it like: Poo-res-t
The correct spelling is poorest. 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.With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- 2.Of low quality.
- 3.Used to express pity.
- 4.Deficient in a specified way.
- 5.Inadequate, insufficient.
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