dirt-poor

(informal)

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

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aila	-	Finnish
Wilbur	['wilbə]
Mercury	MURK-yə-ree (English)	Roman Mythology (Anglicized)
Talgat	-	Kazakh, Tatar
Evgenija	-	Macedonian
Aoi	ah-o-ee	Japanese