Possessing little; destitute of wealth: opposed to rich: as, a poor man; a poor community.Lacking means to procure the comforts of life; indigent; needy; necessitous; specifically, in law, so destitute or impoverished as to be dependent upon charity, or upon the poorrates; pauper.Deficient in or destitute of desirable or essential qualities; lacking those qualities which render a thing valuable, desirable, suitable, or sufficient for its purpose; inferior; bad: as, poor bread; poor health; cattle in poor condition.In particular— Of little consequence; trifling; insignificant; paltry: as, a poor excuse.Mean; shabby: as, a poor outfit; poor surroundings.Lean; meager; emaciated: as, poor cattle.Lacking in fertility; barren; exhausted: as, poor land.Lacking in spirit or vigor; feeble; impotent.Destitute of merit or worth; barren; jejune: as, a poor discourse; a poor essay.Unfortunate; to be pitied or regretted: much used colloquially as a vague epithet indicative of sympathy or pity for one who is sick, feeble, or unhappy, or of regret for one who is dead.Miserable; wretched: used in contempt.Humble; slight; insignificant: used modestly in speaking of things pertaining to one's self.n. In England, a gadoid fish, Gadus minutus.To pet in a pitying, compassionate way.