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   beggarly

   /ˈbɛɡəli/

   adjective

   • 1. pitifully or deplorably meagre or bad: "the stipend in 1522 was a beggarly 26 shillings" Similar meagremodestslightleanscantscantyskimpypunyinadequateinsufficientinsubstantialmiserlypaltrypitifulderisoryniggardlyungenerousmiserablecontemptibledespicableinformal:measlystingylousypatheticpiddlingpifflingmingypoxyrare:exiguousOpposite considerable
   • 2. poverty-stricken; very poor: "his circumstances were beggarly" Similar wretchedmiserablesordidsqualidshabbyshoddymeanbasevilefouldespicableunpleasantpoorpoverty-strickenimpoverisheddistressedbeggaredneedypennilessdestituteindigentimpecuniouspenuriousinformal:hard upon one's uppers

   Derivatives

   • 1. beggarliness noun

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   The meaning of BEGGARLY is contemptibly mean, scant, petty, or paltry. How to use beggarly in a sentence.

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   BEGGARLY definition: 1. small in amount and not at all generous: 2. like a beggar in appearance, way of life, etc.: 3…. Learn more.

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   Beggarly definition: like or befitting a beggar. . See examples of BEGGARLY used in a sentence.

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   BEGGARLY meaning: 1. small in amount and not at all generous: 2. like a beggar in appearance, way of life, etc.: 3…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBEGGARLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. like or befitting a beggar. 2. meanly inadequate. How does he manage on such a beggarly salary? Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms. beggarliness. noun. Word origin.

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   Define beggarly. beggarly synonyms, beggarly pronunciation, beggarly translation, English dictionary definition of beggarly. adj. 1. Of, relating to, or befitting a beggar; very poor: a beggarly existence in the slums. 2. So mean, petty, or paltry as to deserve contempt....

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   Definition of beggarly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.