adj Having little money or few possessions.
- The charity helps poor families pay for winter heating.
- They grew up poor but happy.
- Her family was too poor to afford a holiday abroad.
adj Of low quality or standard.
- The report was criticized for its poor grammar.
- He's in poor health these days.
- The poor quality of the sound ruined the concert for us.
adj Deserving pity or sympathy.
- Poor Dave — he missed the whole party.
- The poor kitten was soaking wet and shivering on the doorstep.
- Oh, you poor thing, you must be exhausted after that journey.
noun Poor people collectively, especially as a group in society.
- The policy was meant to help the poor access healthcare.
- Volunteers at the kitchen serve hot meals to the poor every evening.
- In many stories, a hero takes from the rich and gives to the poor.
