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poor
adjective
noun
deserving or inciting pity
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pʊɹ
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adjective
deserving or inciting pity
“a hapless victim”
adjective
having little money or few possessions
“deplored the gap between rich and poor countries”
adjective
lacking in quality or substances
“a poor land”
adjective
characterized by or indicating poverty
“the country had a poor economy”
adjective
of insufficient quantity to meet a need
“an inadequate income”
noun
people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
“the urban poor need assistance”
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a hapless victim
miserable victims of war
{'source': 'Galsworthy', 'text': 'the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic'}
piteous appeals for help
pitiable homeless children
deplored the gap between rich and poor countries
the proverbial poor artist living in a garret
a poor land
the area was poor in timber and coal
food poor in nutritive value
the food in the cafeteria was of poor quality
the country had a poor economy
they lived in the poor section of town
an inadequate income
a poor salary
money is short
on short rations
food is in short supply
the urban poor need assistance
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