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as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions
every year, we make up a basket of food at Thanksgiving for a poor family in the neighborhood
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as in desolate
producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation
land that is too poor for farming
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as in scarce
less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable
a poor crop because of the drought this year
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as in unacceptable
falling short of a standard
a pretty poor musician, even for a garage band
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as in terrible
of low quality
the poor workmanship of the goods from that store
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as in pitiful
deserving of one's pity
aw, the poor kitten hurt its paw
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poor quality
a poor judgment
an unwise judgment
a lousy judgment
a questionable judgment
a horrible judgment
an improper judgment
a poor performance
a weak performance
an unacceptable performance
a negative performance
an inadequate performance
a horrendous performance
a poor condition
a deteriorated condition
a shabby condition
a sub-par condition
a shoddy condition
a pitiful condition
poor nutrition
unbalanced nutrition
improper nutrition
deficient nutrition
unhealthy nutrition
insufficient nutrition
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