poorer

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.