A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

POOR

Fri, 10 Mar '23
1 on a scale of 1 to 5, maybe
Sun, 23 Oct '22
D-worthy
Sun, 23 Jan '22
Below par
Tue, 23 Nov '21
Deserving a D
Wed, 9 Jun '21
Not up to expectations