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Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or
goods; needy; indigent. |
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So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to
maintenance from the public. |
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Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might
naturally be expected |
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Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean;
emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc. |
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Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor
health; poor spirits. |
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Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby;
mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings. |
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Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; --
said of land; as, poor soil. |
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Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor
discourse; a poor picture. |
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Without prosperous conditions or good results;
unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick
man had a poor night. |
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Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor
excuse. |
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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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Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek. |
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A small European codfish (Gadus minutus); -- called also
power cod. |
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