Poorness

(noun.) the quality of being poorly made or maintained; 'she was unrecognizable because of the poorness of the photography'.

(noun.) less than adequate; 'the relative poorness of New England farmland'.

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• The poorness of the pasture had, in his opinion, occasioned the degradation of their cattle, which degenerated sensibly from me generation to another. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• I do not look on self-indulgent, sensual people as worthy of my hatred; I simply look upon them with contempt for their poorness of character. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.

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