poor

poor [-er, -est] adj

ME < OFr < L. pauper, poor.

1. Bereaved; deprived of a loved one; dispossessed of the companionship of a close friend.
2. Pitiable; unfortunate; pathetic; hapless; wretched.
3. Lowly; indigent; needy; [fig.] vulnerable; subject to loss.
4. Sad; lost; forlorn; lonely.
5. Inferior; less in status; lower in prestige; [fig.] mortal; human; less glorious.
6. Destitute; needy; penniless; without possession; lacking personal property; [fig.] excluded; not included; left out.
7. Thrifty; frugal; sparing; stinting; scant; sparse; economical; careful.
8. Obscure; unknown; unsung; undervalued; nameless; anonymous; not noticed.
9. Irrelevant; inferior; paltry; inadequate; deficient; insufficient; unsatisfactory; less than ideal.

poor [-er, -est] n

see poor, adj.

1. Pauper; person who has very little; [fig.] spiritually bereft; emotionally deprived; lacking worth as a person.
2. Beggar; homeless wanderer; needy individual; destitute person; less fortunate people; those lacking shelter.
3. Economically disadvantaged people; those with the lowest income; ones who have the least money, goods, property, etc.
4. Least known people; less esteemed folks; little known ones.