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"a poor salary" "the jejune diets of the very poor"adjectiveof insufficient quantity to meet a need
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"the urban poor need assistance"nounpeople without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
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"Oh, you poor thing" "his poor distorted limbs"adjectivedeserving or inciting pity
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"the country had a poor economy" "they lived in the poor section of town"adjectivecharacterized by or indicating povertyOpposite:
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"deplored the gap between rich and poor countries" "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"adjectivehaving little money or few possessions
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"a poor land" "the area was poor in timber and coal" "food poor in nutritive value" "the food in the cafeteria was of poor quality"adjectivelacking in quality or substances
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Examples of poor
- "a poor salary"
- "the jejune diets of the very poor"
- "the urban poor need assistance"
- "Oh, you poor thing"
- "his poor distorted limbs"
- "the country had a poor economy"
- "they lived in the poor section of town"
- "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"
- "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
- "a poor land"
- "the area was poor in timber and coal"
- "food poor in nutritive value"
- "the food in the cafeteria was of poor quality"