poor - Meaning in Kannada

poor - Meaning in Kannada

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Definitions and Meaning of poor in English

poor adjective

1. deserving or inciting pity

   Examples

   • "a hapless victim"
   • "a pitiful fate"
   • "a wretched life"
   • "his poor distorted limbs"
   • "miserable victims of war"
   • "Oh, you poor thing"
   • "piteous appeals for help"
   • "pitiable homeless children"
   • "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"
2. having little money or few possessions

   Examples

   • "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"
   • "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
3. lacking in quality or substances

   Examples

   • "a poor land"
   • "food poor in nutritive value"
   • "the area was poor in timber and coal"
   • "the food in the cafeteria was of poor quality"
4. characterized by or indicating poverty

   Examples

   • "the country had a poor economy"
   • "they lived in the poor section of town"
5. of insufficient quantity to meet a need

   Examples

   • "a poor salary"
   • "an inadequate income"
   • "food is in short supply"
   • "money is short"
   • "on short rations"
   • "short on experience"
   • "the jejune diets of the very poor"

poor noun

1. people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)

   Example

   • "the urban poor need assistance"

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