dirt-poor

(informal)

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

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Faivish	-	Yiddish
Pier	PYER (Italian), PEER (Dutch)	Italian, Dutch
Dietrich	DEET-rikh	German
Flossie	FLAWS-ee	English
Niketas	-	Ancient Greek
Tyyne	TUY:-ne	Finnish