dirt poor

A form of dirt-poor — In a condition of extreme poverty.

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Meanings

adjectivedirt poor (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of dirt-poor.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bankruptbrokebrokenclose to the bonedestituteemptyhandedgoodlesshard upimpoverishedindigentmoneylesspennilesspenuriouspoorpoor as a church mousepoverty-strickenskintstonystuckthreadbare
Cite this entry
APA

dirt poor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirt%20poor

MLA

“dirt poor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirt%20poor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dirt poor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirt%20poor.

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