poorer

/P UW1 R ER0/

adjective

1
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.”
2
Of low quality.
“That was a poor performance.”
3
Used to express pity.
“Oh you poor little thing.”
4
Deficient in a specified way.
“Cow's milk is poor in iron.”
5
Inadequate, insufficient.
“I received a poor reward for all my hard work.”
6
Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.

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