Poor and Shallow

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Poor adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.

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

Nearby Words: poorly, poorness

Shallow adjective - Lacking significant physical depth.

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Poor and shallow are semantically related in property topic. Sometimes you can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Shallow".

Nearby Words: shallowed, shallowing

Lonely at the Top: Pip becomes a wealthy gentleman, abandoning his poor but decent friends back home and becoming as shallow as the Rich Bitches he's surrounded with to do so.

Source: Literature / Great Expectations
Throw the Dog a Bone: Poor Cordelia, disowned by her father and rejected by her shallow suitor from Burgundy.

Source: Theatre / King Lear
Though it's more I Want My Beloved to Behave in a Morally Upright Manner; after several conversations with Lucy, Elinor is perfectly certain that Edward will not be happy if he marries Lucy, due to Lucy's poor character and shallow, selfish personality.

Source: Literature / Sense and Sensibility

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