Dictionary definition · poor
noun
- people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)"the urban poor need assistance"
adjective
- deserving or inciting pity"a hapless victim"
- having little money or few possessions"deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"
- characterized by or indicating poverty"the country had a poor economy"
- lacking in quality or substances"a poor land"
- of insufficient quantity to meet a need"an inadequate income"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).