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poor

adjective as in weak, unfertile

adjective as in unfortunate, unhappy

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"I'd like to believe her health deteriorated because of the poor conditions and lack of proper care, but deep down I understand that they tortured her," Lyudmila believes.

From BBC

"Missions were disorganised, working conditions poor. Romanians should stop going there because it's dangerous."

From BBC

"This is poor planning as we need to be ready for another huge outbreak as opposed to reacting to another outbreak and being behind the curve on rolling out vaccination," he said.

From BBC

But the defense attorney for Antonio Padilla said the woman had been in poor health and her cause of death was never confirmed.

They make the rich — who in this country are already ludicrously wealthy — richer, the poor poorer, and they squeeze the marginalized even further out of the picture.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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