Definition of poor

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Poor (superl.) Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.

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Charity :: Charity (n.) Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises] including relief of the poor or friendless, education, religious culture, and public institutions..
Creature :: Creature (n.) A human being, in pity, contempt, or endearment; as, a poor creature; a pretty creature..
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..
Mean :: Mean (superl.) Of poor quality; as, mean fare..
Almshouse :: Almshouse (n.) A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse.
Eleemosynary :: Eleemosynary (a.) Supported by charity; as, eleemosynary poor..
Poureliche :: Poureliche (adv.) Poorly.
Badly :: Badly (adv.) In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously.
Box :: Box (n.) A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box..
Slipslop :: Slipslop (n.) Weak, poor, or flat liquor; weak, profitless discourse or writing..
Worse :: Worse (compar.) Bad, ill, evil, or corrupt, in a greater degree; more bad or evil; less good; specifically, in poorer health; more sick; -- used both in a physical and moral sense..
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..
Parish :: Parish (n.) The same district, constituting a civil jurisdiction, with its own officers and regulations, as respects the poor, taxes, etc..
Stick :: Stick (v. t.) A derogatory expression for a person; one who is inert or stupid; as, an odd stick; a poor stick..
Meanness :: Meanness (n.) The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess..
Slim :: Slim (superl.) Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument..
Garreteer :: Garreteer (n.) One who lives in a garret; a poor author; a literary hack.
Dull-sighted :: Dull-sighted (a.) Having poor eyesight.
Charity :: Charity (n.) Liberality to the poor and the suffering, to benevolent institutions, or to worthy causes; generosity..
Soul :: Soul (n.) A human being; a person; -- a familiar appellation, usually with a qualifying epithet; as, poor soul..
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