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Beggary vs Meagerness - What's the difference?

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Beggary is a related term of meagerness.


As nouns the difference between beggary and meagerness

is that beggary is the state of a beggar; indigence, extreme poverty while meagerness is (us) the state of being meager.

As an adjective beggary

is (obsolete) beggarly.

beggary

English

Noun

(beggaries)
  • The state of a beggar; indigence, extreme poverty.
  • *
  • The fact or action of begging.
  • Beggarly appearance.
  • * Thackeray
    • The freedom and the beggary of the old studio.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) beggarly
    • (Ben Jonson)

    meagerness

    English

    Alternative forms

    * meagreness (Commonwealth)

    Noun

    (es)
  • (US) The state of being meager.

    • Anagrams

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