poorer

CEFRA2

/pˈurər/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having less money or lower quality than another.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    comparative form of poor: more poor

Examples

  • If it were not for great books, our lives would be much the poorer.

  • Today's school does no poorer a job than it used to.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

After losing his job and savings, the man became much blank than before.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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