Poor

Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.

(Law) So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public.

Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected

That I have wronged no man will be a poor plea or apology at the last day.

- Calamy.

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.

And for mine own poor part,
Look you, I'll go pray.

- Shak.

Poor, little, pretty, fluttering thing.

- Prior.

Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.

Poor law
a law providing for, or regulating, the relief or support of the poor.

Poor man's treacle
(Bot.) garlic; - so called because it was thought to be an antidote to animal poison.

Poor man's weatherglass
(Bot.) the red-flowered pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis), which opens its blossoms only in fair weather. - Dr. Prior.

Poor rate
an assessment or tax, as in an English parish, for the relief or support of the poor.

Poor soldier
(Zool.) the friar bird.

The poor
those who are destitute of property; the indigent; the needy. In a legal sense, those who depend on charity or maintenance by the public. - Franklin.

(Zool.) A small European codfish (Gadus minutus); - called also power cod.

Adj.	1.	poor - moderate to inferior in quality; "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"; "he would make a poor spy" Synonyms: mediocre, second-rate
	2.	poor - deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" Synonyms: misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, hapless, miserable, pitiable, pitiful, wretched
	3.	poor - having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret" Antonyms: rich - possessing material wealth; "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles"
	4.	poor - characterized by or indicating lack of money; "the country had a poor economy" Antonyms: rich - suggestive of or characterized by great expense; "a rich display"
	5.	poor - low in degree; "expectations were poor"
	6.	poor - badly supplied with desirable qualities or substances; "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value" Antonyms: rich - having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources); "blessed with a land rich in minerals"; "rich in ideas"; "rich with cultural interest"
	7.	poor - not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience" Synonyms: inadequate, short
	8.	poor - unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"
	9.	poor - yielding little by great labor; "a hardscrabble farm"; "poor soil" Synonyms: hardscrabble

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