... and other words that we can use in a phrase with the To with social or economic position: the disadvantaged, the homeless, the hungry, the poor, the privileged, the rich, the starving, the strong, ... strong, the underprivileged, the unemployed, the weak To with physical condition or health: the blind, the deaf, the dead, the disabled, the handicapped, the living, the sick To with age: the elderly, ... age: the elderly, the middle-aged, the old, the over-sixties, the under-fives, the young We can sometimes use an adverb before the adjective The very poor are left without hope The severely disabled...