Poor and Sad

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Poor

Poor adjective - Deserving of one's pity.
Usage example: aw, the poor kitten hurt its paw
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Sad is a synonym for poor in pitiful topic. In some cases you can use "Sad" instead an adjective "Poor", when it comes to topics like pathetic, crummy. informal substitute
Nearby Words: poorly, poorness

Sad

Sad adjective - Deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy).
Usage example: no one expected the supermodel to be a great actress, but her acting is sad beyond belief
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Poor is a synonym for sad in quality topic. Sometimes you can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Sad", if it concerns topics such as property, pitiful, pathetic.
Nearby Words: sadness, sadly

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  • Literature / The Kite Runner As revealed to Amir by Hassan about Amir's story; why didn't the poor man use an onion to shed tears instead of trying to make himself sad?
    Source: Literature / The Kite Runner
  • In a sad stroke of truth, and unbeknownst to the poor Kabutops, the protagonist can't understand Shadowkilla 762's PokéBabble because the protagonist yet lacked a translator.
    Source: Webcomic / Pogeymanz
  • Series / Juken Sentai Gekiranger Language Barrier: In episode 43 (the Christmas special), Ken meets an English-speaking boy named Carl who he thinks is sad because he's poor on Christmas, but is actually sad because his mother died on Christmas.
    Source: Series / Juken Sentai Gekiranger
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