beggarly

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Adjective

beggarly (comparative beggarlier, superlative beggarliest)

1. In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.

   beggarly fellow

2. Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging.

   beggarly rags

   • Beggarly sins, that is, those sins which idleness and beggary usually betray men to; such as lying, flattery, stealing, and dissimulation.

3. (by extension) inadequate or meagre.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:impoverished

Adverb

beggarly

1. In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.

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