Poor (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret".
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Meaning 2
Of insufficient quantity to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"; "the jejune diets of the very poor".
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Meaning 3
Deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "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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Examples
- She gave a poor puppy she found on the street a warm meal and a safe place to sleep.
- His family struggled to make ends meet, living in a small apartment that seemed barely fit for a poor working-class family.
- After listening to his tragic story, the wealthy philanthropist was determined to help the poor soul rebuild his life.
- Her face, pale and wan, showed the weariness and struggle of her poor body trying to recover from a long illness.
- It broke my heart to see those poor refugees stuck at the border with little to no supplies.
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Meaning 4
Characterized by or indicating poverty; "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town".
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Meaning 5
Lacking in quality or substances; "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value"; "the food in the cafeteria was of poor quality".
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