Definition of poor

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Poor (superl.) Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; -- said of land; as, poor soil..

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Hovel :: Hovel (n.) A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut..
Poverty :: Poverty (n.) The quality or state of being poor or indigent; want or scarcity of means of subsistence; indigence; need.
Meagrely :: Meagrely (adv.) Poorly; thinly.
Poor-john :: Poor-john (n.) A small European fish, similar to the cod, but of inferior quality..
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..
Soul :: Soul (n.) A human being; a person; -- a familiar appellation, usually with a qualifying epithet; as, poor soul..
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.) Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.
Scyphus :: Scyphus (n.) A kind of large drinking cup, -- used by Greeks and Romans, esp. by poor folk..
Swiped :: Swipe (n.) Poor, weak beer; small beer..
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits..
Poorly :: Poorly (a.) Somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health.
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..
Destitute :: Destitute (a.) Not possessing the necessaries of life; in a condition of want; needy; without possessions or resources; very poor.
Poorly :: Poorly (adv.) Without skill or merit; as, he performs poorly..
Misthrive :: Misthrive (v. i.) To thrive poorly; to be not thrifty or prosperous.
Mean :: Mean (superl.) Of poor quality; as, mean fare..
Scribbling :: Scribbling (a.) Writing hastily or poorly.
Cracker :: Cracker (n.) A nickname to designate a poor white in some parts of the Southern United States.
Impecunious :: Impecunious (a.) Not having money; habitually without money; poor.
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