ˈhæplɪs ɪnˈædəkwɪt dʒəˈdʒuːn ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl pəˈθɛtɪk ˈpɪti.əbəl ˈpɪt.ɪ.fl̩ pʊɹ pʊə(ɹ) pʊɹ pʊə(ɹ) ʃɔːt ʃɔɹt ʃoːt ˈɹɛtʃɪd deserving or inciting pity a hapless victim miserable victims of war the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic piteous appeals for help pitiable homeless children a pitiful fate Oh, you poor thing his poor distorted limbs a wretched life having little money or few possessions deplored the gap between rich and poor countries the proverbial poor artist living in a garret lacking in quality or substances a poor land the area was poor in timber and coal food poor in nutritive value the food in the cafeteria was of poor quality characterized by or indicating poverty the country had a poor economy they lived in the poor section of town of insufficient quantity to meet a need an inadequate income a poor salary money is short on short rations food is in short supply short on experience the jejune diets of the very poor people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group) the urban poor need assistance