dirt-poor

(informal)

extremely poor Most of the population in this undeveloped area were dirt-poor and jobless.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Stamen	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Courtney	['kɔrtnl]
Nela	-	Croatian, Slovak, Portuguese, Czech
Ognyan	-	Bulgarian
Momi	-	Hawaiian
Oili	OY-lee	Finnish