poorer 音标拼音: [p'ʊrɚ]
Poor \
Poor \,
a . [
Compar . {
Poorer } (?;
254 );
superl . {
Poorest }.]
[
OE .
poure or povre ,
OF .
povre ,
F .
pauvre ,
L .
pauper ;
the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (
see {
Paucity }, {
Few }),
and the second to parare to prepare ,
procure .
See {
Few },
and cf . {
Parade }, {
Pauper }, {
Poverty }.]
1 .
Destitute of property ;
wanting in material riches or goods ;
needy ;
indigent .
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
It is often synonymous with indigent and with necessitous denoting extreme want .
It is also applied to persons who are not entirely destitute of property ,
but who are not rich ;
as ,
a poor man or woman ;
poor people .
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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Law )
So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
Hence ,
in very various applications :
Destitute of such qualities as are desirable ,
or might naturally be expected ;
as :
(
a )
Wanting in fat ,
plumpness ,
or fleshiness ;
lean ;
emaciated ;
meager ;
as ,
a poor horse ,
ox ,
dog ,
etc .
"
Seven other kine came up after them ,
poor and very ill -
favored and lean -
fleshed ." --
Gen .
xli .
19 .
(
b )
Wanting in strength or vigor ;
feeble ;
dejected ;
as ,
poor health ;
poor spirits . "
His genius . . .
poor and cowardly ." --
Bacon .
(
c )
Of little value or worth ;
not good ;
inferior ;
shabby ;
mean ;
as ,
poor clothes ;
poor lodgings . "
A poor vessel ." --
Clarendon .
(
d )
Destitute of fertility ;
exhausted ;
barren ;
sterile ; --
said of land ;
as ,
poor soil .
(
e )
Destitute of beauty ,
fitness ,
or merit ;
as ,
a poor discourse ;
a poor picture .
(
f )
Without prosperous conditions or good results ;
unfavorable ;
unfortunate ;
unconformable ;
as ,
a poor business ;
the sick man had a poor night .
(
g )
Inadequate ;
insufficient ;
insignificant ;
as ,
a poor excuse .
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1913 Webster ]
That I have wronged no man will be a poor plea or apology at the last day . --
Calamy .
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1913 Webster ]
4 .
Worthy of pity or sympathy ; --
used also sometimes as a term of endearment ,
or as an expression of modesty ,
and sometimes as a word of contempt .
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1913 Webster ]
And for mine own poor part ,
Look you ,
I '
ll go pray . --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
Poor ,
little ,
pretty ,
fluttering thing . --
Prior .
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5 .
Free from self -
assertion ;
not proud or arrogant ;
meek .
"
Blessed are the poor in spirit ." --
Matt .
v .
3 .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Poor law },
a law providing for ,
or regulating ,
the relief or support of the poor .
{
Poor man '
s treacle } (
Bot .),
garlic ; --
so called because it was thought to be an antidote to animal poison . [
Eng ]
--
Dr .
Prior .
{
Poor man '
s weatherglass } (
Bot .),
the red -
flowered pimpernel ({
Anagallis arvensis }),
which opens its blossoms only in fair weather .
{
Poor rate },
an assessment or tax ,
as in an English parish ,
for the relief or support of the poor .
{
Poor soldier } (
Zool .),
the friar bird .
{
The poor },
those who are destitute of property ;
the indigent ;
the needy .
In a legal sense ,
those who depend on charity or maintenance by the public . "
I have observed the more public provisions are made for the poor ,
the less they provide for themselves ." --
Franklin .
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1913 Webster ]
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