adj
Meaning 1
In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- beggarly fellow
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Standard Lemma guide
beggarly
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adj
Meaning 2
Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- beggarly rags
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adj
Meaning 3
inadequate or meagre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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adv
Meaning 4
In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mean
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
marked by poverty befitting a beggar
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a beggarly existence in the slums
- a mean hut
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Synonyms: mean
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History
Etymology
From beggar + -ly; adverb via Middle English beggarly, beggerly.