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English to English adjective
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having little money or few possessions |  | Example: deplored the gap between rich and poor countries
the proverbial poor artist living in a garret
source: wordnet30
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characterized by or indicating poverty | | Example: the country had a poor economy
they lived in the poor section of town
source: wordnet30
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lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances | | Example: a poor land
the area was poor in timber and coal
food poor in nutritive value
source: wordnet30
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Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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deserving or inciting pity | | Example: a hapless victim
miserable victims of war
the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic
piteous appeals for help
pitiable homeless children
a pitiful fate
Oh, you poor thing
his poor distorted limbs
a wretched life
source: wordnet30
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not sufficient to meet a need | | Example: an inadequate income
a poor salary
money is short
on short rations
food is in short supply
short on experience
source: wordnet30
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unsatisfactory | | Example: a poor light for reading
poor morale
expectations were poor
source: wordnet30 noun
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people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group) | | Example: the urban poor need assistance
source: wordnet30
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A small European codfish (Gadus minutus); -- called also power cod. | | source: webster1913
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