poorish

adjective

Definition of poorishnext
as in hardscrabble

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poorish
  1. hardscrabble
  2. distressed
  3. depressed
  4. hand-to-mouth
Adjective
  • This hardscrabble bunch of journalists and technicians is right at the coalface of the struggle against censorship.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The books detail Ditlevsen’s hardscrabble childhood, her flourishing early career as a poet and her catastrophic addictions, which left her wedded to a psychotic doctor and hopelessly dependent on opioids by her 30s.
    New York Times, New York Times, 8 July 2024
Definition of hardscrabble
Adjective
  • But researchers found that the incentives rarely got to the small businesses the program was intended to help, and journalists found developers were getting the breaks to build in areas that weren’t exactly distressed, including a slice of Fifth Avenue.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Others are more economically distressed, resulting in a greater reliance on Medicaid and income support benefits.
    Kristal Dixon, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of distressed
Adjective
  • The Swiss National Bank also cut rates by 50 basis points earlier in the session Thursday, exceeding expectations of a smaller trim amid an ongoing tussle with depressed inflation and a strong Swiss franc.
    Karen Gilchrist,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Wandering in separately from the modernist monstrosity across the street are JD (Luke Wilson), a depressed out-of-work actor, and glittery, shallow Margo (Linda Cardellini), who will presently be identified as his wife.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of depressed
Adjective
  • The brand recommends using them in tandem with NRTs to satiate the hand-to-mouth habit of vaping.
    Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Teach your children how to avoid hand-to-mouth behaviors.
    Steffini Stalos, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of hand-to-mouth
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