Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ultrapoor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ul-tra-poor
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Exceptionally poor; in a state of dire poverty.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From ultra- + poor.

Inflected Forms

more ultrapoor (comparative) most ultrapoor (superlative)

Questions

What does ultrapoor mean?: Exceptionally poor; in a state of dire poverty.
Where does ultrapoor come from?: From ultra- + poor.

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