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slipshod, below or under par, Colloq rotten, lousy: They did a
poor job repairing my car. Her latest recital was pretty poor. 5
insignificant, slight, paltry, inconsequential, mean, modest,
trivial, trifling: They made only a poor attempt to correct the
problem. 6 unfortunate, unlucky, pathetic, luckless, pitiful,
pitiable, ill-fated, miserable, wretched, ill-starred,
star-crossed, jinxed, hapless: The poor chap lost his entire
family in the disaster. 7 bad, ill: Aunt Theresa has been in
poor health lately.
poorly adv. 1 badly, inadequately, unsatisfactorily, incompetently,
inexpertly, improperly, crudely, unprofessionally, amateurishly:
The decorators you recommended have done their work very poorly
indeed.
--adj. Colloq 2 unwell, indisposed, ailing, sick, below par,
Colloq rotten, under the weather: Charles is rather poorly, I'm
afraid.
pop v. 1 burst, explode, bang, go off: The balloon popped, making
me jump. 2 Often, pop in or out or by. visit, stop, call,
appear, Colloq drop in, Brit nip in: Guess who popped in to see
me on his way to the airport. 3 bulge, protrude, stick out, US
bug out: The little boy's eyes popped when they brought in the
birthday cake.
--n. 4 explosion, bang, report, crack: The Christmas cracker
went off with a loud pop. 5 soft drink, soda (water); cola,
Brit fizzy drink, lemonade, US soda (pop): A bottle of pop for
my daughter and a pint of bitter for me, please.
populace n. people, masses, commonalty, (general) public, commoners,
multitude, hoi polloi, crowd, throng, rabble, peasantry,
proletariat, common folk, rank and file, working class,
bourgeoisie, mob, Derogatory great unwashed, riff-raff, rabble,
canaille, ragtag and bobtail: Some MPs act on behalf of their
own constituencies rather than the populace at large.
popular adj. 1 favourite, favoured, in favour, accepted, well-received,
approved, (well-)liked, fashionable, in fashion, stylish, in
vogue, celebrated, renowned, acclaimed, famous, in demand,
sought-after, all the rage, Colloq trendy, in, hot: You would
become a millionaire overnight if you could accurately predict