dirt-poor

(informal)

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

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Birgitta	bir-YIT-tah (Swedish), bir-GIT-tah (Swedish), BEER-geet-tah (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish
Berry (2)	BER-ee	English (Rare)
Georgie	['dʒɔ:dʒi]
Frederica	[.fredə'ri:kə]
Merrill	MER-əl	English
Urien	-	Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance