adj.
- lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal.
- of a low or inferior standard or quality.
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(poor in)
lacking in.
- deserving of pity or sympathy.
Phrase
- the poor man's ——
an inferior or cheaper substitute for the thing specified. - poor relation
a person or thing that is considered inferior to others of the same type or group. - take a poor view of
regard with disapproval.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. poure, from L. pauper.