destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.-so completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public.-destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected-wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc.-wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits.-of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings.-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.-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.-free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.-a small european codfish (gadus minutus); -- called also power cod.