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Originally Posted by Mancie
Hydburn is a "poor" borough... come on.. I don't see that when I visit... not wealhy but not poor..
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Poor meaning it was shaming and pitful to be labelled in the national press as having the most expensive Council Tax in the country.
(See definition number 8.)
poor (p
r)
adj. poor·er,
poor·est 1. Having little or no wealth and few or no possessions.
2. Lacking in a specified resource or quality: an area poor in timber and coal; a diet poor in calcium.
3. Not adequate in quality; inferior: a poor performance.
4. a. Lacking in value; insufficient: poor wages.
b. Lacking in quantity: poor attendance.
5. Lacking fertility: poor soil.
6. Undernourished; lean.
7. Humble: a poor spirit.
8. Eliciting or deserving pity; pitiable.