dirt-poor
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adjective \ˈdərt-ˈpu̇r\Definition of DIRT-POOR
: suffering extreme poverty
See First Known Use of DIRT-POOR
1937
Related to DIRT-POOR
- Synonyms
- beggared, beggarly, broke, destitute, dirt-poor, down-and-out, famished, hard up, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needful, needy, pauperized, penniless, penurious, poverty-stricken, skint [chiefly British], threadbare
- Antonyms
- affluent, deep-pocketed, fat, fat-cat, flush, moneyed (also monied), opulent, rich, silk-stocking, wealthy, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do
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