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(adj) hapless, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, wretched, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic
deserving or inciting pity
a hapless victim; miserable victims of war; the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic- Galsworthy; piteous appeals for help; pitiable homeless children; a pitiful fate; Oh, you poor thing; his poor distorted limbs; a wretched life
(adj) inadequate, short
not sufficient to meet a need
an inadequate income; a poor salary; money is short; on short rations; food is in short supply; short on experience
(noun) poor people
people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
the urban poor need assistance