Definition of Poor

penuriosus, levidensis, pauper, inops

(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.
  

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

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

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

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

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

(superl.)
Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse.
  

(superl.)
Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
  

(superl.)
Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected
  

(superl.)
Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.
  

(superl.)
Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; -- said of land; as, poor soil.
  

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

(n.)
A small European codfish (Gadus minutus); -- called also power cod.
  

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poor
\poor\ (?), a. [compar. poorer (?; 254); superl. poorest.] [oe. poure or povre, of. povre, f. pauvre, l. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see paucity, few), and the second to parare to prepare, procure. see few, and cf. parade, pauper, poverty.]
1. destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.
note: it is often synonymous with indigent and with necessitous denoting extreme want. it is also applied to persons who are not entirely destitute of property, but who are not rich; as, a poor man or woman; poor people.
2. (law) so completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public.
3. hence, in very various applications: destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected; as: (a) wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc. "seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill-favored and lean-fleshed." xli. 19. (b) wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits. "his genius poor and cowardly." (c) of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings. "a poor vessel." (d) destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; -- said of land; as, poor soil. (e) destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture. (f) without prosperous conditions or good results; unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick man had a poor night. (g) inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse. that i have wronged no man will be a poor plea or apology at the last day. alamy.
4. 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. and for mine own poor part, look you, i'll go pray. poor, little, pretty, fluttering thing.
5. free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek. "blessed are the poor in spirit." v. 3.
poor
law, a law providing for, or regulating, the relief or support of the poor.
poor
man's treacle (bot.), garlic; -- so called because it was thought to be an antidote to animal poison. [eng] prior.
poor
man's weatherglass (bot.), the red-flowered pimpernel (anagallis arvensis), which opens its blossoms only in fair weather.
poor
rate, an assessment or tax, as in an english parish, for the relief or support of the poor.
poor
soldier (zo?l.), the friar bird.

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 poor-spirited 
 poor-spiritedness 
 poor heart 
 poor white 
 poor shape 
 poor devil 
 poor clares 
 poor man`s weatherglass 
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 poor-willie 

Origin
From Shakespeare's Hamlet. Often misquoted for some reason as 'Alas poor Yorick, I knew him well'.
HAMLET:
Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow
of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he hath
borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how
abhorred in my imagination it is! my gorge rims at
it. Here hung those lips that I have kissed I know
not how oft. Where be your gibes now? your
gambols? your songs? your flashes of merriment,
that were wont to set the table on a roar? Not one
now, to mock your own grinning? quite chap-fallen?
Now get you to my lady's chamber, and tell her, let
her paint an inch thick, to this favour she must
come; make her laugh at that. Prithee, Horatio, tell
me one thing.

adj., bocht, dona, olc (bad)

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Anoludog = a. poor, not rich

Didlawd = a. not poor

Godlawd = a somewhat poor

Sal = n. a pass; a plight; a cast off; frail; poor; ill

Tlawd, Tylawd = a. poor, indigent, needy

feeble

1. extremely weak (often refers to character or physical strength); 2. mean; despicable; shabby: “piss-weak thing to do”; 3. inadequate; disappointing; not up to standard; 4. of weak character; cowardly; irresolute

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Adjective
1. moderate to inferior in quality; "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"; "he would make a poor spy"
(synonym) mediocre, second-rate
(similar) inferior
2. deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
(synonym) hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, wretched
(similar) unfortunate
3. having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
(antonym) rich
(similar) broke, bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke
(see-also) underprivileged
(attribute) financial condition, economic condition
4. characterized by or indicating lack of money; "the country had a poor economy"
(antonym) rich
(similar) beggarly, mean
5. low in degree; "expectations were poor"
(similar) low
6. badly supplied with desirable qualities or substances; "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value"
(antonym) rich
(similar) resourceless
7. not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"
(synonym) inadequate, short
(similar) insufficient, deficient
8. unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"
(similar) bad
9. yielding little by great labor; "a hardscrabble farm"; "poor soil"
(synonym) hardscrabble
(similar) unfruitful

Fear of bums or beggars

Fear of small things

Fear of poverty

To dream that you, or any of your friends, appear to be poor, is significant of worry and losses.

See Pauper.
  

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The Mosaic legislation regarding the poor is specially important. (1.) They had the right of gleaning the fields (Lev. 19:9, 10; Deut. 24:19,21). (2.) In the sabbatical year they were to have their share of the produce of the fields and the vineyards (Ex. 23:11; Lev. 25:6). (3.) In the year of jubilee they recovered their property (Lev. 25:25-30). (4.) Usury was forbidden, and the pledged raiment was to be returned before the sun went down (Ex. 22:25-27; Deut. 24:10-13). The rich were to be generous to the poor (Deut. 15:7-11). (5.) In the sabbatical and jubilee years the bond-servant was to go free (Deut. 15:12-15; Lev. 25:39-42, 47-54). (6.) Certain portions from the tithes were assigned to the poor (Deut. 14:28, 29; 26:12, 13). (7.) They shared in the feasts (Deut. 16:11, 14; Neh. 8:10). (8.) Wages were to be paid at the close of each day (Lev. 19:13). In the New Testament (Luke 3:11; 14:13; Acts 6:1; Gal. 2:10; James 2:15, 16) we have similar injunctions given with reference to the poor. Begging was not common under the Old Testament, while it was so in the New Testament times (Luke 16:20, 21, etc.). But begging in the case of those who are able to work is forbidden, and all such are enjoined to "work with their own hands" as a Christian duty (1 Thess. 4:11; 2 Thess. 3:7-13; Eph. 4:28). This word is used figuratively in Matt. 5:3; Luke 6:20; 2 Cor. 8:9; Rev. 3:17.

The general kindly spirit of the law toward the poor is sufficiently shown by such passages as (15:7) for the reason that (ver. 11) "the poor shall never cease out of the land." Among the special enactments in their favor the following must be mentioned:
→ The right of gleaning. (Leviticus 19:9,10; 24:19,21)
→ From the produce of the land in sabbatical years the poor and the stranger were to have their portion. (Exodus 23:11; Leviticus 25:6)
→ Re-entry upon land in the jubilee year, with the limitation as to town homes. (Leviticus 25:25-30)
→ Prohibition of usury and of retention of pledges. (Exodus 22:25-27; Leviticus 25:3,5,37) etc.
→ Permanent bondage forbidden, and manumission of Hebrew bondmen or bondwomen enjoined in the sabbatical and jubilee years. (Leviticus 25:39-42,47-54; 15:12-15)
→ Portions from the tithes to be shared by the poor after the Levites. (14:28; 26:12,13)
→ The poor to partake in entertainments at the feasts of Weeks and Tabernacles. (16:11,14) see Nehe 8:10
→ Daily payment of wages. (Leviticus 19:13) Principles similar to those laid down by Moses are inculcated in the New Testament, as (Luke 3:11; 14:13; Acts 6:1; Galatians 2:10; James 2:15)
  

poor; small; head of hair
  

Jannes, who speaks or answers; afflicted; poor
  

poor; made low
  

poor; a smiter
  

poor; humble
  

poor; afflicted; that answers