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Beggarly - What does it mean?

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beggarly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
  • beggarly fellow
  • Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging.
  • beggarly rags
  • * Jeremy Taylor
  • Beggarly sins, that is, those sins which idleness and beggary usually betray men to; such as lying, flattery, stealing, and dissimulation.
  • (by extension) inadequate or meagre.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * beggarliness

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.
  • Not English

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