- poor|ish
- poor|ish «PUR ihsh», adjective.somewhat poor; of rather poor quality.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… … English syllables
poor — [[t]pʊər[/t]] adj. er, est, n. 1) having little or no money, goods, or other means of support 2) law Law. dependent upon charity or public support 3) (of a country, institution, etc.) meagerly supplied or endowed with resources or funds 4)… … From formal English to slang
poor — ca·poor; poor; poor·ish; poor·ness; poor·tith; whip·poor·will; poor·ly; pal·am·poor; … English syllables
di|min´ish|ing|ly — di|min|ish «duh MIHN ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to make smaller in size or amount; lessen; reduce: »Poor crops so diminished the food supply that people were starving. The long walk diminished his energy. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under decrease. (Cf … Useful english dictionary
di|min´ish|er — di|min|ish «duh MIHN ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to make smaller in size or amount; lessen; reduce: »Poor crops so diminished the food supply that people were starving. The long walk diminished his energy. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under decrease. (Cf … Useful english dictionary
di|min|ish — «duh MIHN ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to make smaller in size or amount; lessen; reduce: »Poor crops so diminished the food supply that people were starving. The long walk diminished his energy. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under decrease. (Cf. ↑decrease) … Useful english dictionary
im|pov´er|ish|ment — im|pov|er|ish «ihm POV uhr ihsh, POV rihsh», transitive verb. 1. to make very poor: »A long drought had impoverished the farmers whose crops had died. 2. to exhaust the strength, richness, or resources of: »to impoverish the mind or the blood.… … Useful english dictionary
im|pov´er|ish|er — im|pov|er|ish «ihm POV uhr ihsh, POV rihsh», transitive verb. 1. to make very poor: »A long drought had impoverished the farmers whose crops had died. 2. to exhaust the strength, richness, or resources of: »to impoverish the mind or the blood.… … Useful english dictionary
im|pov|er|ish — «ihm POV uhr ihsh, POV rihsh», transitive verb. 1. to make very poor: »A long drought had impoverished the farmers whose crops had died. 2. to exhaust the strength, richness, or resources of: »to impoverish the mind or the blood. Careless farming … Useful english dictionary
non·per·ish·able — /nɑnˈpɛrıʃəbəl/ adj : able to be stored for a long time before being eaten or used nonperishable food items nonperishable noun, pl ables [count] usually plural The students collected nonperishables to give to the poor … Useful english dictionary
