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poorish en · ADJ

Etymology

From poor + -ish.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Somewhat poor.
    • She [Mrs. Rivers] went on to say something about still waters running deep and it was on the tip of my tongue to make a poorish pun about still Rivers running deep too […] 1957, H. E. Bates, Sugar for the Horse:
    • The bread-and-butter were good enough, but the ale poorish. Oh, for an Act of Parliament to force people to brew good ale! 1862, George Borrow, Wild Wales: