Poor and Threadbare

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Poor

Poor adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Usage example: every year, we make up a basket of food at Thanksgiving for a poor family in the neighborhood
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Threadbare and poor are semantically related In some cases you can use "Threadbare" instead an adjective "Poor".
Nearby Words: poorly, poorness

Threadbare

Threadbare adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Usage example: never knew that she had so many threadbare relatives until she won the lottery
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Poor and threadbare are semantically related in trite topic. Sometimes you can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Threadbare".

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  • In the Harry Potter series, it is often commented how the Weasley family have old and slightly threadbare clothing, due to them being somewhat poor.
    Source: The Cobbler's Children Have No Shoes
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