poor

adjective

  1. 1

    deserving or inciting pity

    a hapless victim

    miserable victims of war

  2. 2

    unsatisfactory

    a poor light for reading

    poor morale

  3. 3

    having little money or few possessions

    deplored the gap between rich and poor countries

    the proverbial poor artist living in a garret

  4. 4

    lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances

    a poor land

    the area was poor in timber and coal

  5. 5

    characterized by or indicating poverty

    the country had a poor economy

    they lived in the poor section of town

  6. 6

    not sufficient to meet a need

    an inadequate income

    a poor salary

noun

  1. 1

    people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)

    the urban poor need assistance

Synonyms

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