Definition of poor

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Poor (superl.) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse..

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Whiteboy :: Whiteboy (a.) One of an association of poor Roman catholics which arose in Ireland about 1760, ostensibly to resist the collection of tithes, the members of which were so called from the white shirts they wore in their nocturnal raids..
Poor-john :: Poor-john (n.) A small European fish, similar to the cod, but of inferior quality..
Badly :: Badly (adv.) In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously.
Meanness :: Meanness (n.) The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess..
Impoor :: Impoor (v. t.) To impoverish.
Poureliche :: Poureliche (adv.) Poorly.
Offset :: Offset (n.) A more or less distinct transfer of a printed page or picture to the opposite page, when the pages are pressed together before the ink is dry or when it is poor..
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
Box :: Box (n.) A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box..
Overseer :: Overseer (n.) One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an overseer of a mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as, an overseer of the poor; an overseer of highways..
Swiped :: Swipe (n.) Poor, weak beer; small beer..
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.) Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and sometimes as a word of contempt..
Perform :: Perform (v. i.) To do, execute, or accomplish something; to acquit one's self in any business; esp., to represent sometimes by action; to act a part; to play on a musical instrument; as, the players perform poorly; the musician performs on the organ..
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture..
Meanly :: Meanly (adv.) In a mean manner; unworthily; basely; poorly; ungenerously.
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..
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse..
Threepenny :: Threepenny (a.) Costing or worth three pence; hence, worth but little; poor; mean..
Charitable :: Charitable (a.) Liberal in benefactions to the poor; giving freely; generous; beneficent.
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