poor
poor
- n people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
the urban poor need assistance - s deserving or inciting pity
Oh, you poor thing
his poor distorted limbs - a having little money or few possessions
deplored the gap between rich and poor countries
the proverbial poor artist living in a garret - a characterized by or indicating poverty
the country had a poor economy
they lived in the poor section of town - a lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances
a poor land
the area was poor in timber and coal
food poor in nutritive value - s not sufficient to meet a need
a poor salary - s unsatisfactory
a poor light for reading
poor morale
expectations were poor
- The recession has hit middle-income and poor families hardest, widening the economic gap between the richest and poorest Americans.
- Microloans are welcome, but the world's poor won't touch microinsurance.
- A conflict between two worldsone rich, one pooris developing, and the battlefield is the globe itself.