·superl Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
II. Poor ·superl Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse.
III. Poor ·noun A small European codfish (Gadus minutus);
— called also power cod.
IV. Poor ·superl Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.
V. Poor ·superl Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture.
VI. Poor ·superl Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected.
VII. Poor ·superl Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits.
VIII. Poor ·superl Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile;
— said of land; as, poor soil.
IX. Poor ·superl So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public.
X. Poor ·superl Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings.
XI. Poor ·superl Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, ·etc.
XII. Poor ·superl Without prosperous conditions or good results; unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick man had a poor night.
XIII. Poor ·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.