Synonyms: bad, miserable, nasty, wrong
| Part of speech | adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /pʊə̯*/, /pɔː*/ |
| Hyphenation | poor |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑐𐑫𐑼, 𐑐𐑹 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐐹𐐳𐐯𐑉, 𐐹𐐫𐑉 |
| Positive | poor |
|---|---|
| Comparative | poorer |
| Superlative | poorest |
| Afrikaans | sleg |
|---|---|
| Albanian | keq; qek |
| Czech | špatný; zlý |
| Danish | dårlig |
| Dutch | slecht |
| English (Old English) | yfel |
| Esperanto | malbona; mava |
| Faeroese | ringur |
| Finnish | huono; paha |
| French | mal; mauvais; méchant |
| German | schlecht |
| Greek | άσχημος; κακός |
| Hawaiian | kohole; maikaʻiʻole; ʻino |
| Hungarian | rossz |
| Icelandic | illur; slæmur; vondur |
| Italian | cattivo |
| Kabylian | diri‐t |
| Latin | malus; phaulius |
| Luxemburgish | schlecht |
| Malay | buruk; teruk |
| Norwegian | vond; ille; dårlig |
| Papiamento | malo; malu; mal |
| Polish | zły |
| Portuguese | mau; ruim |
| Romanian | rău |
| Russian | плохой |
| Saterland Frisian | dul; ferduld; gräl; läip; lälk; näielk; niedich; oolk; sljucht |
| Scottish Gaelic | dona; droch; olc |
| Spanish | malo |
| Sranan | kway; ogri |
| Swahili | ‐baya |
| Swedish | arg; dålig; ful; illa; ond; slätt; stygg |
| Thai | ไม่ดี; เลว |
| Turkish | fena; kötü |
| Welsh | drwg |
| West Frisian | min |
| Yiddish | שלעכט |