Definition of poor

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Poor (superl.) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse..

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Swiped :: Swipe (n.) Poor, weak beer; small beer..
Poureliche :: Poureliche (adv.) Poorly.
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Without prosperous conditions or good results; unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick man had a poor night..
Charity :: Charity (n.) Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises] including relief of the poor or friendless, education, religious culture, and public institutions..
Offset :: Offset (n.) A more or less distinct transfer of a printed page or picture to the opposite page, when the pages are pressed together before the ink is dry or when it is poor..
Scribbling :: Scribbling (a.) Writing hastily or poorly.
Badly :: Badly (adv.) In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously.
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits..
Oblation :: Oblation (n.) A gift or contribution made to a church, as for the expenses of the eucharist, or for the support of the clergy and the poor..
Threepenny :: Threepenny (a.) Costing or worth three pence; hence, worth but little; poor; mean..
Botchy :: Botchy (a.) Marked with botches; full of botches; poorly done.
Creature :: Creature (n.) A human being, in pity, contempt, or endearment; as, a poor creature; a pretty creature..
Poor-will :: Poor-will (n.) A bird of the Western United States (Phalaenoptilus Nutalli) allied to the whip-poor-will.
Poorhouse :: Poorhouse (n.) A dwelling for a number of paupers maintained at public expense; an almshouse; a workhouse.
Parish :: Parish (n.) The same district, constituting a civil jurisdiction, with its own officers and regulations, as respects the poor, taxes, etc..
Whip-poor-will :: Whip-poor-will (n.) An American bird (Antrostomus vociferus) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker; -- so called in imitation of the peculiar notes which it utters in the evening.
Poor :: Poor (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..
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings..
Misthrive :: Misthrive (v. i.) To thrive poorly; to be not thrifty or prosperous.
Footy :: Footy (a.) Poor; mean.
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