💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Poorish"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| quite poor | (UK, meiosis) Terrible. |
| semipoor | Partly or somewhat poor. |
| sorry | (of a person) Regretful or apologetic for one's actions. |
| woeful | Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity. |
| poverty-ridden | (of a community, place, etc.) Filled with or plagued by poverty. |
| piss poor | Alternative spelling of piss-poor. [(mildly vulgar, slang) Reflecting a low standard of workmanship or achievement; very inferior.] |
| cheapishnoun | Somewhat cheap. |
| third-ratenoun | (idiomatic) Poor, shoddy; less than second-rate. |
| punknoun | (countable) One who engages in sexual intercourse, particularly: |
| poor as a barber's cat | (simile) Very poor (lacking money). |
| wealthyish | Somewhat wealthy. |
| cheap | Low or reduced in price. |
| piss-poor | (mildly vulgar, slang) Reflecting a low standard of workmanship or achievement; very inferior. |
| rough | Not smooth; uneven. |
| beggarly | In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible. |
| threadbare | Of cloth, clothing, furnishings, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show; shabby, worn-out. |
| puny | Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak. |
| raunchy | Smutty; indecent. |
| cheap and cheerful | (UK) Not of bad quality, or otherwise enjoyable, despite being cheap. |
| shabbyish | Somewhat shabby. |
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