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poor

Of low quality.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

Of low quality.

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#2·Apr 27, 2026

With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.

We were so poor that we couldn't afford shoes.
Origin: Inherited from , povere, from (and ) povre, poure, from , from , from . . displaced native wantsome, (from ), (from + weliġ). and almost fully arm#Etymology_2. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “While they prefer great ones it’s clear they’ll employ poor liars as well, which explains the endless stream of transparent 🐂💩”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Whoever “Zelda’d” the poor professor isn’t the only one keeping secrets! A new episode of our limited series Polaris University is available now on Dodoborne.com or wherever you get your podcasts! #daggerheart #ttrpg”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “She wants high unemployment but also government spending on welfare low Basically - fuck the poor, let them die”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “" Piss Poor Preparation" is the root cause of "Piss Poor Performance"”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Can’t leave it alone. Undignified and misogynistic and poor etiquette”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(attributive, _, only) Worthy of pity.

Durable goods can be cost-effective but make great disease vectors, and disposables like syringes and needles can be a problem in the poorest places, where there's desperate need of vaccines for diseases like polio. That's where the UCSD…
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  • “What special kind of lunatic would put their children through this? Poor kids.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Sorry but if you let your kid be around this guy that’s an instance of poor parenting.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is on me,because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind,to set the oppressed free.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “poor jade had a ticklish encounter with a cheeky mewmander 🩷(also first full view of jade's new look!!!) c0mm for lechensko🩷 #furry #furryart #pokemon #tickling #leafywolfart”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Poor thing doomed with the worst trainer it could have 😭”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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