"terribly poor" is a grammatically correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe extreme poverty or dire financial circumstances. Example: The conditions in the small village were terribly poor, with families struggling to make ends meet and basic necessities scarce.
Many Azeris remain terribly poor.
But that doesn't mean they aren't terribly poor.
She suffered terribly, and she was terribly poor.
America's high schools, by most international standards, deliver terribly poor results.
"They were originally figures of magical wealth and prosperity, when Iceland was terribly poor.
You write that this part of the U.S., the Mississippi Delta, doesn't look terribly poor on first glance.
It features everyday scenes in which, for no discernible reason, people start taking their own lives: a woman on a park bench plunges a knitting needle into her throat, workmen hurl themselves from scaffolding, Mark Wahlberg looks terribly confused, poor lamb.
I feel terribly for those poor people afflicted with the condition that makes this fabulous herb taste like soap on their tongues.
Zimbabwe used to have a grain surplus, which kept the region's price of food low; now it is a net importer and for two years maize prices have soared across southern Africa, hurting the poor terribly.It is harder to judge how much Zimbabwe's plight has hurt tourism in the region.
Your friend tells you this movie you loved and thought was the greatest ever, was terribly done, had poor acting, and a lousy script.
Dozens of them, mostly women, came knocking gently at the door, sobbing and sniffing, their weeping, their soft, mewling voices snuffling right up against the wood, telling me how terribly sorry they were — poor little motherless child!
