Meanings
adjectivepoorish (not comparable)
- not comparableSomewhat poor.
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 Wales1 more example
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
Origin
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