miserably poor
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Hebei's brick-and-stone villages punctuate a verdant landscape neither rich nor miserably poor.
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After glancing over the past year's crop of movies, most film critics had announced their lists of "ten best"�and, in view of its wealth and its energy, Hollywood had made a miserably poor showing.
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Fact Judged by U. S. standards Japan's middle classes are miserably poor, but even the poorest patriot can give his mite.
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The rectories for the most part were miserably poor, so that pluralism might be necessary to make an income.
From Irish History and the Irish Question by Smith, Goldwin
Some teamsters spoil their cattle, and bring them out in the spring miserably poor, and nearly strained to death.
From Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick by Springer, John S.