Definition of poor

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

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Land-poor :: Land-poor (a.) Pecuniarily embarrassed through owning much unprofitable land.
Slum :: Slum (n.) A foul back street of a city, especially one filled with a poor, dirty, degraded, and often vicious population; any low neighborhood or dark retreat; -- usually in the plural; as, Westminster slums are haunts for theives..
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..
Bo Tree :: Bo tree () The peepul tree; esp., the very ancient tree standing at Anurajahpoora in Ceylon, grown from a slip of the tree under which Gautama is said to have received the heavenly light and so to have become Buddha..
Beggar :: Beggar (v. t.) To cause to seem very poor and inadequate.
Lopsided :: Lopsided (a.) Unbalanced; poorly proportioned; full of idiosyncrasies.
Sandhiller :: Sandhiller (n.) A nickname given to any poor white living in the pine woods which cover the sandy hills in Georgia and South Carolina..
Penny-a-liner :: Penny-a-liner (n.) One who furnishes matter to public journals at so much a line; a poor writer for hire; a hack writer.
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..
Penniless :: Penniless (a.) Destitute of money; impecunious; poor.
Creature :: Creature (n.) A human being, in pity, contempt, or endearment; as, a poor creature; a pretty creature..
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..
Beggarly :: Beggarly (a.) In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible..
Poorhouse :: Poorhouse (n.) A dwelling for a number of paupers maintained at public expense; an almshouse; a workhouse.
Rhymer :: Rhymer (n.) One who makes rhymes; a versifier; -- generally in contempt; a poor poet; a poetaster.
Sorrily :: Sorrily (adv.) In a sorry manner; poorly.
Rhymester :: Rhymester (n.) A rhymer; a maker of poor poetry.
Vespillo :: Vespillo (n.) One who carried out the dead bodies of the poor at night for burial.
Poorliness :: Poorliness (n.) The quality or state of being poorly; ill health.
Meagre :: Meagre (a.) Destitute of richness, fertility, strength, or the like; defective in quantity, or poor in quality; poor; barren; scanty in ideas; wanting strength of diction or affluence of imagery..
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