subaffluent en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English affluent English subaffluent From sub- + affluent.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Between the poverty line and affluence.
"This country will be torn apart if we cannot address the alienated subaffluent on social issues, in terms other than fear," he told National Journal.
1972, Judith G Smith, Political Brokers: