dirt poor

Adjective

Meaning

dirt poor (not comparable)

Alternative form of dirt-poor

dirt-poor (not comparable)

(idiomatic) In a condition of extreme poverty.
Antonym: filthy rich

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

dirt-poor

Synonyms

impoverished needy penniless indigent sad sack moneyless boracic light-handed lower-class poverty-stricken strapped stone-broke stony-broke fortuneless unmoneyed
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Antonyms

fed prosperous booming rife luxuriant monetary
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Examples

Oh well, cinematic liberties and ADD aside, the East Village is cool and having lived in NYC, I can't believe I never got to this joint since it is pretty cheap and I was dirt poor. Source: Internet

Gaza is also dirt poor, with 40 per cent of the population unemployed and 80 per cent receiving some form of food aid. Source: Internet

Perhaps most insulting of all were the trails of crisp gourdes he left flying to the ground for the dirt poor to fight over like dogs after his motorcade passed through disenfranchised neighborhoods. Source: Internet

There is precedence to this angle; until about sixty years ago many of the rich sultanates in India gave financial assistance to a dirt poor Saudi monarchy. Source: Internet

They are dirt poor with no natural resources and no means to progress. Source: Internet

It is a good thing I like to sleep in and I miss the local markets because I'd be dirt poor. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dirt mall dirt nap dirt pie dirt road dirt sandwich dirt track