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poor	1. Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent. 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. 2. So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public. 3. Hence, in very various applications: Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected; as: 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." . Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits. "His genius . . . Poor and cowardly." . Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings. "A poor vessel." . Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; said of land; as, poor soil. Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture. Without prosperous conditions or good results; unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick man had a poor night. Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse. "That I have wronged no man will be a poor plea or apology at the last day." (Calamy) 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. "And for mine own poor part, Look you, I'll go pray." (Shak) "Poor, little, pretty, fluttering thing." (Prior) 5. Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek. "Blessed are the poor in spirit." Poor law, a law providing for, or regulating, the relief or support of the poor. <botany> Poor man's treacle, 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." . Origin: 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. <zoology> A small European codfish (Gadus minutus). Synonym: power cod. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
poor-john	<zoology> A small European fish, similar to the cod, but of inferior quality. "Poor-john and apple pies are all our fare." (Sir J. Harrington) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
poor-will	<zoology> A bird of the Western United States (Phalaenoptilus Nutalli) allied to the whip-poor-will. Origin: So called in imitation of its note. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
poor-willie	<zoology> The bar-tailed godwit. Origin: So called in imitation of its note. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
poorly	1. In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to live poorly. 2. With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage; as, to do poorly in business. 3. Meanly; without spirit. "Nor is their courage or their wealth so low, That from his wars they poorly would retire." (Dryden) 4. Without skill or merit; as, he performs poorly. Poorly off, not well off; not rich. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
poorly compliant bladder	A bladder that has high pressure at low volumes in the absence of detrusor activity. (05 Mar 2000)
poorly crystalline hydroxyapatite	amorphous hydroxyapatite
poorly differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma	<tumour> A B-cell lymphoma with nodular or diffuse lymph node or bone marrow involvement by large lymphoid cells. Synonym: follicular predominantly small cleaved cell lymphoma, nodular histiocytic lymphoma. (05 Mar 2000)
poorly drained soil	<ecology> A condition in which water is removed form the soil so slowly that the soil is saturated periodically during the growing season or remains wet for long periods greater than 7 days. (09 Oct 1997)