Poor
Poor : (adj.) (1-a) Having little money or few possessions. Syn., See: Underprivileged; Broke, Bust, Skint, Stone-Broke, Stony-Broke; Destitute, Impoverished, Indigent, Necessitous, Needy, Poverty-Stricken; Hard Up, Impecunious, In Straitened Circumstances, Penniless, Penurious, Pinched; Unprovided For. Ant: Rich: Possessing material wealth. (1-b) Characterized by or indicating poverty. Syn: (1) Beggarly, Mean: Marked by poverty befitting a beggar. (2) Slummy: (of housing or residential areas) Indicative of poverty. Ant: Rich: Suggestive of or characterized by great expense. (1-c) Lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances. Syn: Resourceless: Lacking or deficient in natural resources. Ant: Rich: Having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources). (1-d) Not sufficient to meet a need. Syn: (1) Inadequate, Short. (2) Deficient, Insufficient: of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement. (1-e) Unsatisfactory: Syn: Bad: Having undesirable or negative qualities. (n.) (1) People without possessions or wealth (considered as a group). Syn: Poor People. Ant: Rich, Rich People: People who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group). Types: (1) Homeless: Poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in. (2) Needy: Needy people collectively. Type of: People: (plural) Any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively. (adj.) (2) Deserving or inciting pity. Syn: (1) Hapless, Miserable, Misfortunate, Pathetic, Piteous, Pitiable, Pitiful, Wretched. (2) Unfortunate: Not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
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