poorish

American  

[poor-ish] / ˈpʊər ɪʃ /

adjective

1. somewhat poor; rather poor.

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Etymology

Origin of poorish

First recorded in 1650–60; poor + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Its power base is in four poorish states, including Oaxaca; it says a country-wide exam is unfair on those who teach in demanding places.

From Economist

But instilling such knowledge has become easier for Darren Currie, a teacher at Saint Joseph’s, a Catholic school in a poorish part of Northern Ireland’s second city.

From Economist

The race to be governor of Tucumán province, a poorish agricultural region, was murky from the start.

From Economist

Are the poorish sales at Tesco a reflection of duff management or the inheritance by the newish management team of an intractable structural problem?

From BBC

Now this husband and father finds himself stuck on a hamster wheel of familial responsibility, trying to juggle credit card payments to get his daughter the birthday present she wants so she doesn’t feel poor or “poorish” next to her more entitled friends.

From New York Times