Beggarly is a related term of dishonorable.
As adjectives the difference between beggarly and dishonorable
is that
beggarly is in the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible while
dishonorable is without honor, or causing dishonor.
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.
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dishonorable English
Alternative forms
* dishonourable
Adjective
( en adjective)
Without honor, or causing dishonor
Lacking respect or ethical principles
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