Definition of poor

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Poor (superl.) Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc..

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Pan :: Pan (v. i.) To turn out (profitably or unprofitably); to result; to develop; as, the investigation, or the speculation, panned out poorly..
Rascality :: Rascality (n.) The poorer and lower classes of people.
Outdoor :: Outdoor (a.) Being, or done, in the open air; being or done outside of certain buildings, as poorhouses, hospitals, etc.; as, outdoor exercise; outdoor relief; outdoor patients..
Lombar-house :: Lombar-house (n.) A public institution for lending money to the poor at a moderate interest, upon articles deposited and pledged; -- called also mont de piete..
Rich :: Rich (superl.) Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; affluent; -- opposed to poor..
Beggar :: Beggar (v. t.) To cause to seem very poor and inadequate.
Birrus :: Birrus (n.) A coarse kind of thick woolen cloth, worn by the poor in the Middle Ages; also, a woolen cap or hood worn over the shoulders or over the head..
Macerate :: Macerate (v. t.) To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify.
Garreteer :: Garreteer (n.) One who lives in a garret; a poor author; a literary hack.
Bo Tree :: Bo tree () The peepul tree; esp., the very ancient tree standing at Anurajahpoora in Ceylon, grown from a slip of the tree under which Gautama is said to have received the heavenly light and so to have become Buddha..
Hovel :: Hovel (n.) A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut..
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
Poor-spirited :: Poor-spirited (a.) Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base.
Box :: Box (n.) A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box..
Woful :: Woful (a.) Wretched; paltry; miserable; poor.
Charitable :: Charitable (a.) Liberal in benefactions to the poor; giving freely; generous; beneficent.
Poorliness :: Poorliness (n.) The quality or state of being poorly; ill health.
Shabby :: Shabby (n.) Torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged.
Reliance :: Reliance (n.) Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust; as, the boat was a poor reliance..
Poor :: Poor (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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