Definition of poor

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Poor (superl.) So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public.

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Almshouse :: Almshouse (n.) A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse.
Garreteer :: Garreteer (n.) One who lives in a garret; a poor author; a literary hack.
Dull-sighted :: Dull-sighted (a.) Having poor eyesight.
Slim :: Slim (superl.) Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument..
Poorness :: Poorness (n.) The quality or state of being poor (in any of the senses of the adjective).
Scrannel :: Scrannel (a.) Slight; thin; lean; poor.
Vespillo :: Vespillo (n.) One who carried out the dead bodies of the poor at night for burial.
Poorly :: Poorly (adv.) With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage; as, to do poorly in business..
Outdoor :: Outdoor (a.) Being, or done, in the open air; being or done outside of certain buildings, as poorhouses, hospitals, etc.; as, outdoor exercise; outdoor relief; outdoor patients..
Dispensary :: Dispensary (n.) A place where medicines are prepared and dispensed; esp., a place where the poor can obtain medical advice and medicines gratuitously or at a nominal price..
Birrus :: Birrus (n.) A coarse kind of thick woolen cloth, worn by the poor in the Middle Ages; also, a woolen cap or hood worn over the shoulders or over the head..
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture..
Scyphus :: Scyphus (n.) A kind of large drinking cup, -- used by Greeks and Romans, esp. by poor folk..
Hungry :: Hungry (superl.) Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved; as, a hungry soil..
Meanly :: Meanly (adv.) In a mean manner; unworthily; basely; poorly; ungenerously.
Spoor :: Spoor (n.) The track or trail of any wild animal; as, the spoor of an elephant; -- used originally by travelers in South Africa..
Wretched :: Wretched (a.) Worthless; paltry; very poor or mean; miserable; as, a wretched poem; a wretched cabin..
Poor-spirited :: Poor-spirited (a.) Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base.
Poorly :: Poorly (adv.) Without skill or merit; as, he performs poorly..
Moor :: Moor (n.) An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath..
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