Sekirov Dictionary

beggarly

adjective 3
adverb 1
forms 4

adjective3

In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
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Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging.
- Beggarly sins, that is, those sins which idleness and beggary usually betray men to; such as lying, flattery, stealing, and dissimulation. — 1651
inadequate or meagre.

adverb1

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

forms

beggarlier · more beggarly · beggarliest · most beggarly

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