poor
adjective
having little or no money, goods, or other means of support.
poorer
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comparativeof poor.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Today’s Cuba is poorer, older and more racially mixed after years of having its population depleted by mass migration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
When facing questions from the committee, the tired-looking Patel did a much poorer job than Bondi of flinging insults at senators.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
The average foreigner targeted by recruiters working for Russia is under 40, living in a poorer country and lured by the "promise of a job", she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The government is to scrap its advisory body on social mobility, with a new "class unit" charged with improving life opportunities for poorer people.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Part of the answer is that actual humans experience a little more “friction” than marbles do, and the poorer they are, the more constrained their mobility usually is.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
