dirt-poor

(informal)

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

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Caligula	kə-LIG-yoo-lə (English)	History
Ljube	-	Macedonian
Phanuel	-	Biblical, Judeo-Christian Legend
Imogene	IM-ə-jeen	English
Bojan	BO-yahn (Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian)	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Seppo (1)	SEP-po (Finnish)	Finnish, Finnish Mythology