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#1 poor s. [hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, wretched] 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 d. wn
#2 poor a. having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret". wn
#3 poor a. characterized by or indicating poverty; "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town". wn
#4 poor n. [poor people] people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group); "the urban poor need assistance". wn
#5 poor a. lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances; "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value". wn
#2 poor a. having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret". wn
#3 poor a. characterized by or indicating poverty; "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town". wn
#4 poor n. [poor people] people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group); "the urban poor need assistance". wn
#5 poor a. lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances; "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value". wn
