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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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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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2. (Law) So completely destitute of property as to be
entitled to maintenance from the public.
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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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That I have wronged no man will be a poor plea
or apology at the last day. --Calamy.
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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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And for mine own poor part,
Look you, I'll go pray. --Shak.
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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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{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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  • Poorer vs. more poor - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
    As a non-native speaker I am curious about the everyday usage of more poor in contrast to poorer The dictionary dictates poorer as the correct form, with some allowing both forms According to Google Ngram Viewer poorer is more common in books by an immense factor of 100 Is more poor a colloquialism? If so, are there cultural differences?
  • Expression: Be the poorer for something - English Language Usage . . .
    To be the poorer for (something): To be more poor as a result of (something) Since the most appropriate of the Chambers definitions of "poor" is "in a sorry condition" To be the poorer for (something): To be in a more sorry condition as a result of (something) But I question the need for this, as the definition is tautological
  • Idiom for a situation or event that makes one poor or even poorer?
    The rich get richer and the poor get poorer Also: the cupboards are bare, e g "I wish I had something to offer you to eat, but we haven't done our grocery shopping this week, and I'm afraid the cupboards are bare" (freedictionary) Living from hand to mouth, struggling to make ends meet or to keep the wolf from the door –
  • single word requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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  • grammaticality - Is more poorly an appropriate phrase? - English . . .
    The British National Corpus has 13 cites for "more poorly", and the Corpus of Contemporary American English has 83 (including 8 for "even more poorly" and 1 for "more and more poorly")
  • grammar - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
    Note the POS: it's a noun formed from an adjective, like "the poorer " It's because such a form makes eminent sense that it had to be listed in dictionaries So, yes, worser is a word; use it where that is meant
  • More clear vs Clearer: when to use more instead of -er?
    The question really ought to be whether to say "clearer" or "more clearly " That's the confusing one I believe it is correct to say that "I see more clearly now that I've wiped my windshield", and incorrect to say "I see clearer now that I've wiped my windshield "
  • grammaticality - Is it correct to say Til death do us apart . . .
    I N take thee N to my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto I plight thee my troth The 'N 's, of course, are replaced by the couple's Christian names
  • Origin of one mans trash is another mans treasure
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  • What is an adjective referring to “someone who puts people down”?
    Here are some more critical: expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments; marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws





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