Definition of poor

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Poor (superl.) Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings..

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Scrannel :: Scrannel (a.) Slight; thin; lean; poor.
Limp :: Limp (n.) A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
Render :: Render (v. t.) To interpret; to set forth, represent, or exhibit; as, an actor renders his part poorly; a singer renders a passage of music with great effect; a painter renders a scene in a felicitous manner..
Oblation :: Oblation (n.) A gift or contribution made to a church, as for the expenses of the eucharist, or for the support of the clergy and the poor..
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings..
Threepenny :: Threepenny (a.) Costing or worth three pence; hence, worth but little; poor; mean..
Soul :: Soul (n.) A human being; a person; -- a familiar appellation, usually with a qualifying epithet; as, poor soul..
Impecunious :: Impecunious (a.) Not having money; habitually without money; poor.
Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs down, or crushes; to render less burdensome or afflicting; to alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to relieve pain; to relieve the wants of the poor..
Hovel :: Hovel (n.) A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut..
Rich :: Rich (superl.) Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; affluent; -- opposed to poor..
Mean :: Mean (superl.) Of poor quality; as, mean fare..
Box :: Box (n.) A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box..
Heath :: Heath (n.) A low shrub (Erica, / Calluna, vulgaris), with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It is also called heather, and ling..
Land-poor :: Land-poor (a.) Pecuniarily embarrassed through owning much unprofitable land.
Seedy :: Seedy (superl.) Old and worn out; exhausted; spiritless; also, poor and miserable looking; shabbily clothed; shabby looking; as, he looked seedy coat..
Power :: Power (n.) Same as Poor, the fish..
Sorry :: Sorry (a.) Poor; mean; worthless; as, a sorry excuse..
Poverty :: Poverty (n.) The quality or state of being poor or indigent; want or scarcity of means of subsistence; indigence; need.
Beggarly :: Beggarly (a.) In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible..
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