adj.
1.moderate to inferior in quality
2.deserving or inciting pity
3.having little money or few possessions
4.characterized by or indicating lack of money
5.low in degree
6.badly supplied with desirable qualities or substances
7.not sufficient to meet a need
8.unsatisfactory
9.yielding little by great labor
Idiom of the Day
lay in (something) or lay (something) in
to store up a supply of something, to get and store something for future use
The farmer is trying to lay in as much food as possible before winter comes.