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adjective 
  1. With little or no possessions or money.
  2. To be pitied.
Oh you poor little thing.
  1. Of low quality.
That was a poor performance.
  1. (i, with "the") Those people as a group who have no possessions or money.
Usage notes: always takes the plural verb.
:the poor are in a bad condition
Translations: 
  • Dutch: arm
  • French: les pauvres
  • German: armselig
  • Italian: i poveri
  • Spanish: lo pobre
Etymology: From poure (French: pauvre), from pauper.


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