poor definition

1. people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
• examples: the urban poor need assistance
2. having little money or few possessions
• examples: deplored the gap between rich and poor countries
• examples: the proverbial poor artist living in a garret
3. characterized by or indicating poverty
• examples: the country had a poor economy
• examples: they lived in the poor section of town
4. lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances
• examples: a poor land
• examples: the area was poor in timber and coal
• examples: food poor in nutritive value
5. unsatisfactory
• examples: a poor light for reading
• examples: poor morale
• examples: expectations were poor