Without prosperous conditions or good results;
unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick
man had a poor night.

Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor
excuse.

Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor
health; poor spirits.

Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor
discourse; a poor picture.

Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby;
mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings.

Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean;
emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc.

So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to
maintenance from the public.

s. fakir, yoksul; zavallı; zayıf, az, kötü. The poor dog was limping. (Zavallı köpek topallıyordu.)

Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might
naturally be expected

Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; –
said of land; as, poor soil.