Poor
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Poor
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1 superl.
Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.
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2 superl.
So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public.
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3 superl.
Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected
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4 superl.
Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc.
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5 superl.
Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits.
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6 superl.
Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings.
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7 superl.
Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; -- said of land; as, poor soil.
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8 superl.
Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture.
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9 superl.
Without prosperous conditions or good results; unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick man had a poor night.
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10 superl.
Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse.
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11 superl.
Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and sometimes as a word of contempt.
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12 superl.
Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
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13 n.
A small European codfish (Gadus minutus); -- called also power cod.
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14 superl.
Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.
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15 superl.
So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public.
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16 superl.
Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected
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17 superl.
Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc.
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18 superl.
Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits.
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19 superl.
Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings.
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20 superl.
Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; -- said of land; as, poor soil.
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21 superl.
Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture.
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22 superl.
Without prosperous conditions or good results; unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick man had a poor night.
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23 superl.
Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse.
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24 superl.
Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and sometimes as a word of contempt.
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25 superl.
Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
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26 n.
A small European codfish (Gadus minutus); -- called also power cod.