Poor
Poor adjective - Deserving of one's pity.
Usage example: aw, the poor kitten hurt its paw
Regrettable and poor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Regrettable" instead an adjective "Poor".
Regrettable
Regrettable adjective - Of a kind to cause great distress.
Poor and regrettable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Regrettable".
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- Most of these took place in poor inner-city schools in high-crime neighborhoods with a high percentage of racial minorities, and were the regrettable but predictable results of violent gang activity.
Source: Spotlight Fallacy
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Regrettable and Poor. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/poor/regrettable
Poor & Regrettable. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/poor/regrettable>.
Regrettable or Poor. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/poor/regrettable.
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