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poor - Dictionary definition and meaning for word poor
Definition
(noun) people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
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(adj) deserving or inciting pity
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(adj) having little money or few possessions
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(adj) characterized by or indicating poverty
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(adj) lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances
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(adj) not sufficient to meet a need
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(adj) unsatisfactory
(noun) people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
Synonyms :
poor people
Example Sentence
- the urban poor need assistance
Definition
(adj) deserving or inciting pity
Example Sentence
- a hapless victim
- miserable victims of war
- the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic
- piteous appeals for help
- pitiable homeless children
- a pitiful fate
- Oh, you poor thing
- his poor distorted limbs
- a wretched life
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(adj) having little money or few possessions
Example Sentence
- deplored the gap between rich and poor countries
- the proverbial poor artist living in a garret
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(adj) characterized by or indicating poverty
Example Sentence
- the country had a poor economy
- they lived in the poor section of town
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(adj) lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances
Example Sentence
- a poor land
- the area was poor in timber and coal
- food poor in nutritive value
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(adj) not sufficient to meet a need
Synonyms :
inadequate
,
short
Example Sentence
- an inadequate income
- a poor salary
- money is short
- on short rations
- food is in short supply
- short on experience
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(adj) unsatisfactory
Example Sentence
- a poor light for reading
- poor morale
- expectations were poor