poor

/poː//puɹ//pɔː(ɹ)//pɔɹ/

noun

  1. 1

    (with "the") Those who have little or no possessions or money, taken as a group.

    “The poor are always with us.”

adjective

  1. 1

    With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.

    “We were so poor that we couldn't afford shoes.”
  2. 2

    Of low quality.

    “That was a poor performance.”
  3. 3

    Used to express pity.

    “Oh you poor little thing.”
  4. 4

    Deficient in a specified way.

    “Cow's milk is poor in iron.”
  5. 5

    Inadequate, insufficient.

    “I received a poor reward for all my hard work.”
  6. 6

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

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