Poor and Sufficient

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Poor

Poor adjective - Less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable.
Usage example: a poor crop because of the drought this year
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Sufficient is an antonym for poor in topics: meagre, unfortunate, weak, deficient, lacking sufficient money.
Nearby Words: poorly, poorness

Sufficient

Sufficient adjective - Of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant.
Usage example: sufficient food
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Poor is an antonym for sufficient in enough topic.
Nearby Words: sufficiency, suffice, sufficiently
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  • In Fallout: New Vegas, a Courier with poor skill in Medicine but a sufficient Luck stat can pull this off with brain surgery on Caesar.
    Source: Awesomeness-Induced Amnesia
  • Heartbroken Badass While the betrayal of his former Padawan is probably already sufficient to qualify, in the Expanded Universe poor Obi-Wan Kenobi goes through this no fewer than three times!
    Source: Heartbroken Badass
  • Videogame / Stardew Valley However, Marnie's affair with Lewis dominates her life, and Shane's working and drinking himself to death, which is why poor Jas is so self-sufficient.
    Source: Videogame / Stardew Valley
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