poorish

[ poor-ish ]

adjective

1. somewhat poor; rather poor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of poorish¹

First recorded in 1650–60; poor + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

About nightfall,—their horse having made poorish fight, though the foot had stood to it like men,—they roll universally away.

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Without more or less of this knowledge, a lady, even the wife of a peer, is but a poorish thing.

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Never mind your being poorish as yet; there's money in your head-piece as there's money i' the sown field, but it must ha' time.

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It was, in fact, a poorish match and the young couple were dependent more or less on Wardle.

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Dartie reflected that Bosinney would have a poorish time in that cab if he didn't look sharp!

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