Meaning of poor
Definition of poor
(adj)
deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
characterized by or indicating poverty; "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town"
lacking in quality or substances; "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value"; "the food in the cafeteria was of poor quality"