Lame as an excuse

•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.

ncG1vNJzZmickZ65uq%2FEpZybqpmpxqS%2BzqyqsKeimXuku8xoo5qllWKutHnAp2SesJOqwKZ6x62kpQ%3D%3D