Poor and Thin

Poor

Poor adjective - Less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable.
Usage example: a poor crop because of the drought this year

Thin is a synonym for poor in big topic. In some cases you can use "Thin" instead an adjective "Poor", when it comes to topics like slight, underfed.

Nearby Words: poorly, poorness

Thin

Thin adjective - Having a noticeably small amount of body fat.

Poor is a synonym for thin in property topic. Sometimes you can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Thin", if it concerns topics such as big, slight, insubstantial, deficient.

Nearby Words: thinned, thinly, thinness, thinning

Both words in one sentence

  • Victorian Novel Disease When the lower class is poor and thin and haggard looking, the nobility commissions portraits depicting themselves as Rubenesque, with rosy cheeks and dimpled arms, to show off their indulgent dining habits as a way of immortalizing their wealth.
  • Vocal Dissonance The titular scriptwriter is also a radio actor: he is short and thin, but with a powerful voice and such a big charisma he gets a lot of admirers even with his poor looks, at least until the burnout begins to hit him hard...
  • Manga / Bakuman。 Poor Communication Kills: Not in the literal sense, but some misunderstandings have put the protagonists on thin ice with their girlfriends.
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