Meaning of 'poor'

adjective

deserving or inciting pity

Synonyms: miserable

adjective

unsatisfactory

Example: "a poor light for reading"

adjective

having little money or few possessions

Example: "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"

adjective

lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances

Example: "a poor land"

adjective

characterized by or indicating poverty

Example: "the country had a poor economy"

adjective

not sufficient to meet a need

Synonyms: short

noun

people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)

Example: "the urban poor need assistance"

Synonyms: poor people