poor
adjective
- 1
deserving or inciting pity
a hapless victim
miserable victims of war
- 2
unsatisfactory
a poor light for reading
poor morale
- 3
having little money or few possessions
deplored the gap between rich and poor countries
the proverbial poor artist living in a garret
- 4
lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances
a poor land
the area was poor in timber and coal
- 5
characterized by or indicating poverty
the country had a poor economy
they lived in the poor section of town
- 6
not sufficient to meet a need
an inadequate income
a poor salary
noun
- 1
people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
the urban poor need assistance
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