■ adjective
1》 lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal.
2》 of a low or inferior standard or quality.
↘( ~ in ) lacking in.
3》 deserving of pity or sympathy.
Phrases
the ~ man's —— an inferior or cheaper substitute for the thing specified.
~ relation a person or thing that is considered inferior to others of the same type or group.
take a ~ view of regard with disapproval.
Derivatives
~ness noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. poure , from L. pauper .