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"poorer" has 2 syllables: poor-er.
adjective
“We were so poor that we couldn't afford shoes.”
“That was a poor performance.”
"Poorer" has 2 syllables: poor · er.
Poorer: With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
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