Dead
Poor
Poor adjective - Producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation.
Usage example: land that is too poor for farming
Both words in one sentence
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She basically sees people as either "poor, poor things" or "dirty birdies", and thinks that both are better off dead.
Source: Literature / Misery - Not about how the poor flowers are dead or dying because you severed them from their roots.
Source: Picked Flowers Are Dead -
It was common back in a time of poor medical treatment to be declared dead when you're just in a fever-induced coma: waking up in a coffin was a real and terrifying possibility.
Source: Creator / Edgar Allan Poe
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