Poor (IPA: /ˈpuɹ/)
| Poor (superl.) |
Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent. |
| Poor (superl.) |
So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public. |
| Poor (superl.) |
Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected |
| Poor (superl.) |
Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc. |
| Poor (superl.) |
Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits. |
| Poor (superl.) |
Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings. |
| Poor (superl.) |
Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; -- said of land; as, poor soil. |
| Poor (superl.) |
Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture. |
| Poor (superl.) |
Without prosperous conditions or good results; unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick man had a poor night. |
| Poor (superl.) |
Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse. |
| Poor (superl.) |
Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and sometimes as a word of contempt. |
| Poor (superl.) |
Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek. |
| Poor (n.) |
A small European codfish (Gadus minutus); -- called also power cod. |
| Poor |
Family name |
| Poor |
Episode of Absolutely Fabulous |
| Poor Synonyms |
Bad |
| Poor Synonyms |
Slummy, Mean, Beggarly |
| Poor Synonyms |
Impoverished, Broke, Hard Up, Moneyless, Unprovided For, Stone-broke, Stony-broke, Poverty-stricken, Impecunious, Bust, Penniless, Penurious, Skint, Destitute, Pinched, Underprivileged, Needy, In Straitened Circumstances, Indigent, Necessitous |
| Poor Synonyms |
Piteous, Pitiful, Pathetic, Wretched, Pitiable, Misfortunate, Miserable, Unfortunate, Hapless |
| Poor Synonyms |
Hardscrabble, Resourceless |
| Poor Synonyms |
Short, Insufficient, Inadequate, Deficient |
| Poor Synonyms |
Poor People |
| Poor (Last Name / Surname) |
Poor is the #9,800 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 3,303 people had that surname. |
| Spanish Translation |
Poor in Spanish is Pobre |
| Tagalog Translation |
Poor in Tagalog is Dalita |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " (Fools) live poor to die rich." - English proverbs |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "... the Jewish press in the USA is solely responsible for our poor publicity." - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Example Sentence (Quote) ".. .all the measures of the Government are directed to the purpose of making the rich richer and the poor poorer" - William Henry Harrison |
| Example Sentence (Quote) ".. .Poor, poor boy..." - Final Fantasy VIII |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " [looking at Agumon in his poor disguise] Yeah. That's real inconspicuous."" - Digimon |
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