Poor | Mean of poor in English Dictionary

/ˈpuɚ/

• having little money or few possessions
1. We were too poor to buy new clothes.
2. The organization helps poor families/people.
3. a poor country/neighborhood
• having a very small amount of something
1. a poor crop
2. She has a poor vocabulary.
3. Junk food is poor in vitamins and nutrients.
• not good in quality or condition
1. a poor effort
2. It was a poor attempt at a joke.
3. a poor performance
4. He is in poor condition/health.
5. She couldn't read the sign because her vision was too poor.
6. The joke was in poor taste. [=the joke was offensive or not polite]
7. He has a poor opinion of her. [=he does not think she is good; he does not like her]

• not skilled at something
1. He was such a poor plumber that he couldn't fix a simple leak.
2. a poor golfer
3. She is a poor judge of character.
4. I am poor [=(more commonly) bad] at math.
• poor people
1. He gave money to the poor.