Definition of poor

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Poor (superl.) Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits..

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Poor :: Poor (superl.) Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture..
Almshouse :: Almshouse (n.) A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse.
Impoor :: Impoor (v. t.) To impoverish.
Singsong :: Singsong (v. i.) To write poor poetry.
Poor :: Poor (n.) A small European codfish (Gadus minutus); -- called also power cod.
Rhymester :: Rhymester (n.) A rhymer; a maker of poor poetry.
Botchy :: Botchy (a.) Marked with botches; full of botches; poorly done.
Creature :: Creature (n.) A human being, in pity, contempt, or endearment; as, a poor creature; a pretty creature..
Acquit :: Acquit (v. t.) To bear or conduct one's self; to perform one's part; as, the soldier acquitted himself well in battle; the orator acquitted himself very poorly..
Degenerate :: Degenerate (v. i.) To be or grow worse than one's kind, or than one was originally; hence, to be inferior; to grow poorer, meaner, or more vicious; to decline in good qualities; to deteriorate..
Parish :: Parish (n.) The same district, constituting a civil jurisdiction, with its own officers and regulations, as respects the poor, taxes, etc..
Wretched :: Wretched (a.) Worthless; paltry; very poor or mean; miserable; as, a wretched poem; a wretched cabin..
Muff :: Muff (n.) A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited person.
Whip-poor-will :: Whip-poor-will (n.) An American bird (Antrostomus vociferus) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker; -- so called in imitation of the peculiar notes which it utters in the evening.
Lopsided :: Lopsided (a.) Unbalanced; poorly proportioned; full of idiosyncrasies.
Poorly :: Poorly (adv.) Meanly; without spirit.
Scribbling :: Scribbling (a.) Writing hastily or poorly.
Poureliche :: Poureliche (adv.) Poorly.
Scyphus :: Scyphus (n.) A kind of large drinking cup, -- used by Greeks and Romans, esp. by poor folk..
Impression :: Impression (n.) The pressure of the type on the paper, or the result of such pressure, as regards its appearance; as, a heavy impression; a clear, or a poor, impression; also, a single copy as the result of printing, or the whole edition printed at a given time..
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