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to be deprived of food, money or goods

poor people, poor(adj)

people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)

"the urban poor need assistance"

hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched(adj)

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"

poor(adj)

having little money or few possessions

"deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"

poor(adj)

characterized by or indicating poverty

"the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town"

poor(adj)

lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances

"a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value"

inadequate, poor, short(adj)

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"

poor(adj)

unsatisfactory

"a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"

lacking money or material possessions

every year, we make up a basket of food at Thanksgiving for a poor family in the neighborhood

producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation

land that is too poor for farming

less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable

a poor crop because of the drought this year

falling short of a standard

a pretty poor musician, even for a garage band

of low quality

the poor workmanship of the goods from that store

deserving of one's pity

aw, the poor kitten hurt its paw

I have poor eyesight.

I have a poor appetite.

I have a poor imagination.

I grew up in a poor family.

I wonder if Mary realizes how poor Tom really is.

I am a poor man.

I am poor at tennis.

I am poor at drawing.

I am poor at swimming.

I felt for the poor dog.

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