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Beggarly vs Paltry - What's the difference?

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Beggarly is a related term of paltry.


As adjectives the difference between beggarly and paltry

is that beggarly is in the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible while paltry is trashy, trivial, of little value.

As an adverb beggarly

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

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.

    • paltry

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • trashy, trivial, of little value
    • This is indeed a paltry flyer about a silly product.
    She made some paltry excuse and left.
  • meager; worthless; pitiful; trifling
    • Could someone hope to survive on such a paltry income?
    Student grants these days are paltry , and many students have to take out loans.

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "paltry" is often applied: sum, rate, amount, number, price, salary, wages, fellow, pay, excuse, income, gain, compensation.

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