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poorest

adjective
UKPUUR-ist/ˈpʊɹɪst/AUSPAW-rist/ˈpoːɹɪst/

1 meaning of poorest

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Superlative of poor.

    The new program was designed to reach the poorest households first.

    Critics called it the poorest performance of her entire career.

    Note

    A regular -est superlative, built on the plain adjective, and usually preceded by the. It ranks one thing against a group, as in the 15 poorest countries. It also pairs easily with a longer superlative: W. B. Maxwell's The Mirror and the Lamp (1918) calls St. Bede's the poorest and most miserable parish in the East, where poor takes -est while miserable needs most.

poorest is a form of poor

poor, adjective: Having little or no money or property, especially compared with others in the same society who have more. Full entry

Forms
poorpoorer comparativepoorest superlative
Spelling
poor → poorest: add -est

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