Busted and Poor

Busted

Busted adjective - Forcibly separated into many pieces.

Poor and busted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Busted".

Nearby Words: bust, buster, busty, busting

Poor

Poor adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.

Busted and poor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Busted" instead an adjective "Poor".

Nearby Words: poorly, poorness

Both words in one sentence

  • Comic Strip / 9 Chickweed Lane As it stands, her future husband got busted down to buck private for beating the snot out of the poor sap he failed to inform.
  • Film / Miss Nobody It looks as though Sarah Jane's poor spelling, of all things, may get her busted, but she is never caught.
  • Series / Good Luck Charlie That Poor Cat Tinkle in the Eye: The kids are busted in "Baby Come Back" because none of them can explain the pee stains in the living room.
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