Definition of poor

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Poor (superl.) Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc..

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Dull-sighted :: Dull-sighted (a.) Having poor eyesight.
Pan :: Pan (v. i.) To turn out (profitably or unprofitably); to result; to develop; as, the investigation, or the speculation, panned out poorly..
Rhymer :: Rhymer (n.) One who makes rhymes; a versifier; -- generally in contempt; a poor poet; a poetaster.
Hovel :: Hovel (n.) A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut..
Garreteer :: Garreteer (n.) One who lives in a garret; a poor author; a literary hack.
Sorrily :: Sorrily (adv.) In a sorry manner; poorly.
Limp :: Limp (n.) A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
Depauperate :: Depauperate (v. t. & i.) To make poor; to impoverish.
Parish :: Parish (a.) Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish church; parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish; as, parish poor..
Power :: Power (n.) Same as Poor, the fish..
Botchy :: Botchy (a.) Marked with botches; full of botches; poorly done.
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings..
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..
Sorry :: Sorry (a.) Poor; mean; worthless; as, a sorry excuse..
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse..
Hospitaler :: Hospitaler (n.) One residing in a hospital, for the purpose of receiving the poor, the sick, and strangers..
Poorly :: Poorly (adv.) With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage; as, to do poorly in business..
Poorbox :: Poorbox (n.) A receptacle in which money given for the poor is placed.
Cr/che :: Cr/che (n.) A public nursery, where the young children of poor women are cared for during the day, while their mothers are at work..
Vespillo :: Vespillo (n.) One who carried out the dead bodies of the poor at night for burial.
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