poor

Meanings

• people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
  • "the urban poor need assistance"
• deserving or inciting pity; ; ; - Galsworthy
  • "Oh, you poor thing"
  • "his poor distorted limbs"
• having little money or few possessions
  • "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"
  • "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
• characterized by or indicating poverty
  • "the country had a poor economy"
  • "they lived in the poor section of town"
• lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances
  • "a poor land"
  • "the area was poor in timber and coal"
  • "food poor in nutritive value"
• not sufficient to meet a need
  • "a poor salary"
• unsatisfactory
  • "a poor light for reading"
  • "poor morale"
  • "expectations were poor"

Synonyms

hapless, inadequate, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor people, short, wretched