Definition of Poor

Adjective: poor (poorer,poorest)  por or pûr

1. Deserving or inciting pity
   "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs";
   - hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, wretched
    
2. Having little money or few possessions
   "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
    
3. Characterized by or indicating poverty
   "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town"
    
4. Lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances
   "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value"
    
5. Not sufficient to meet a need
   "a poor salary";
   - inadequate, short
    
6. Unsatisfactory
   "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"

1. People without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
   "the urban poor need assistance";
   - poor people

See also:
poops
poorer

Anagrams containing the word poor

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