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poorness
noun
The quality of being poorly made or maintained
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noun
The quality of being poorly made or maintained
“She was unrecognizable because of the poorness of the photography”
noun
The quality of being meager
“{'source': 'George Eliot', 'text': 'an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes'}”
noun
Less than adequate
“The relative poorness of New England farmland”
noun
The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
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She was unrecognizable because of the poorness of the photography
{'source': 'George Eliot', 'text': 'an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes'}
The relative poorness of New England farmland
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