Poor Devil (Noun)
Meaning
Someone you feel sorry for.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- I can barely bear to watch that poor devil stumble over his own words every time he's asked to present to the class.
- She was always defending the underdog and rooting for the poor devil in any conflict, whether or not it made sense strategically.
- What did he ever do to deserve such a miserable life - that poor devil has been dealt one bad hand after another.
- After listening to his tale of woe, I felt genuinely sorry for the poor devil - all those problems must be really getting to him.
- Who else could empathize with the downtrodden spirit of the man on the streets except perhaps for some kind of compassionate poor devil.