Poor-spirited — Poor spir it*ed, a. Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base. {Poor spir it*ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor-spiritedness — Poor spirited Poor spir it*ed, a. Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base. {Poor spir it*ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Base-rich — in ecology refers to water or soil which has relatively high levels of chemical bases, such as calcium or magnesium ions. These chemicals are alkalis, and so such environments are neutral or alkaline, and are occupied by species tolerant of these … Wikipedia
Poor Law — Poor Laws Les Poor Laws ( Lois sur les Pauvres ) se réfèrent à l allocation d une aide financière pour les plus pauvres en vigueur en Angleterre et dans le reste du Royaume Uni entre le XVIe siècle et le XIXe siècle. Elles furent… … Wikipédia en Français
Poor law — Poor Laws Les Poor Laws ( Lois sur les Pauvres ) se réfèrent à l allocation d une aide financière pour les plus pauvres en vigueur en Angleterre et dans le reste du Royaume Uni entre le XVIe siècle et le XIXe siècle. Elles furent… … Wikipédia en Français
Poor laws — Les Poor Laws ( Lois sur les Pauvres ) se réfèrent à l allocation d une aide financière pour les plus pauvres en vigueur en Angleterre et dans le reste du Royaume Uni entre le XVIe siècle et le XIXe siècle. Elles furent constituées par… … Wikipédia en Français
poor — I (inferior in quality) adjective bad, badly made, barely passable, base, beggarly, below par, below standard, cheap, coarse, common, contemptible, crude, defective, deficient, dubious, faulty, flimsy, gimcrack, imperfect, inadequate, inartistic … Law dictionary
poor — [poor] adj. [ME pore < OFr povre < L pauper, poor < IE base * pōu , small > FEW, FOAL] 1. a) lacking material possessions; having little or no means to support oneself; needy; impoverished b) indicating or characterized by poverty 2.… … English World dictionary
BASE jumping — is involving the use of a parachute or the sequenced use of a wingsuit and parachute to jump from fixed objects with the parachute unopened at the jump (else see paragliding). BASE is an acronym that stands for the four categories of fixed… … Wikipedia
poor — adj 1 Poor, indigent, needy, destitute, penniless, impecunious, poverty stricken, necessitous are comparable when they mean having less money or fewer possessions than are required to support a full life. Poor describes a person, a people, or an… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
