Beggarly

adjective

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

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

"beggarly fellow"

2.adjectiveFit for a beggar; occasioned by begging.

"beggarly rags"

3.adjective(by extension) inadequate or meagre.

4.adverbIn an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.

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