Lean and Poor

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Lean adjective - Having a noticeably small amount of body fat.

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Poor is a synonym for lean in state topic. In some cases you can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Lean", when it comes to topics like characterisitc, bare, slight, desolate.

Nearby Words: leaning, leaned, leanness, leant

Poor adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.

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Lean is a synonym for poor in state topic. You can use "Lean" instead an adjective "Poor", if it concerns topics such as characterisitc, slight, desolate, underfed.

Nearby Words: poorly, poorness

The poor kid tends to lean towards Stupid Good at times.

Source: Neutral Good
Shang Tsung gets several during the Mortal Kombat movie, first delivering a vicious Finishing Stomp on poor Chan (while he was down, no less!), and taking Art Lean's soul after he is killed by Goro.

Source: Kick The Dog / Film
In some poor villages of Africa where they have opted for Food Bank (filled with food aid for use when the harvest is lean and topped up by local farmers when the harvest is good) three people from the community are given keys and required to open it.

Source: Two-Keyed Lock

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