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Poor
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(superl.) So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public.
(2):
(superl.) Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected
(3):
(superl.) Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc.
(4):
(superl.) Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.
(5):
(superl.) Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits.
(6):
(superl.) Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings.
(7):
(superl.) Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; - said of land; as, poor soil.
(8):
(superl.) Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture.
(9):
(superl.) Without prosperous conditions or good results; unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick man had a poor night.
(10):
(superl.) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse.
(11):
(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.
(12):
(superl.) Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
(13):
(n.) A small European codfish (Gadus minutus); - called also power cod.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Poor'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/poor.html. 1828.
