Poor and Terrible

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Poor

Poor adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: a pretty poor musician, even for a garage band
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Terrible is a synonym for poor in abject topic. In some cases you can use "Terrible" instead an adjective "Poor".
Nearby Words: poorly, poorness

Terrible

Terrible adjective - Extremely unsatisfactory.
Usage example: this nonfat ice cream is terrible
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Poor is a synonym for terrible in bad topic. Sometimes you can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Terrible", if it concerns topics such as very bad.
Nearby Words: terribly, terrify, terror

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  • Filler The Johto arc is considered terrible due to the many bad filler episodes and poor pacing since it had no B-Plot to fall back on before the next region.
    Source: Filler
  • I Am Not Pretty While she does have bad skin and poor hygiene, she's actually considered rather cute, and has a not-terrible figure, being Hollywood Pudgy.
    Source: I Am Not Pretty
  • It is about a boy called Alfie who has really bad teeth (he has refused to go to the dentist after a terrible incident that happened to him years ago), who lives with his father in a very poor house.
    Source: Literature / Demon Dentist
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