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ultrapoor

ultrapoor adjective: exceptionally poor; in a state of dire poverty.

Adjective

ultrapoor (comparative more ultrapoor, superlative most ultrapoor)

  1. Exceptionally poor; in a state of dire poverty.
    • The authors' research -- which included data analysis and interviews with ultrapoor families in four regions -- found that many families weren't even aware of TANF.2015 January 9, Aimee Picchi, “The surging ranks of America's ultrapoor”, in CBS News

Forms of ultrapoor

comparativemore ultrapoor
superlativemost ultrapoor

Origin of ultrapoor

From ultra- + poor.

Questions about ultrapoor

What does ultrapoor mean?
Ultrapoor means exceptionally poor; in a state of dire poverty.
What part of speech is ultrapoor?
Ultrapoor is an adjective.

Words near ultrapoor in the dictionary

  1. ultrapolished
  2. ultrapolishes
  3. ultrapolishing
  4. ultrapolynomial
  5. ultrapolynomials
  6. ultrapoor
  7. ultrapop
  8. ultrapopular
  9. ultraportable
  10. ultraportables
  11. ultraposh

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