poorish

poor·ish

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [poo r-ish]
- /ˈpʊər ɪʃ/
- /ˈpʊərɪʃ /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poo r-ish]
- /ˈpʊər ɪʃ/

Definitions of poorish word

adjective poorish somewhat poor; rather poor. 1
adjective poorish rather poor 0

See all 2 definitions of poorish

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Origin of poorish

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

First recorded in 1650-60; poor + -ish1

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Parts of speech for Poorish

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Poorish

poorish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

poorish usage trend in Literature

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