beggarly

beg·gar·ly (b

r-l

)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or befitting a beggar; very poor: a beggarly existence in the slums.

2. So mean, petty, or paltry as to deserve contempt.

beggar·li·ness n.

beggarly [ˈbɛgəlɪ]

adj

meanly inadequate; very poor beggarly living conditions

beggarliness n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Adj.	1.	beggarly - marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut" mean poor - characterized by or indicating poverty; "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town"
	2.	beggarly - (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt mean stingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"

Translations

beggarly [ˈbegəlɪ] ADJ → miserable

beggarly

adj → kümmerlich

beggarly [ˈbɛgəlɪ] adj (amount) → misero/a, irrisorio/a; (existence) → miserabile; (salary) → da fame

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Beggarliness
dirty
grubby
mean
measly
miserly
niggardly
paltry
pitiful
splendid

Above all, I would not have any one read an old author merely that he might not be ignorant of him; that is most beggarly, and no good can come of it.

My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context

A difference arising at play between the two lads, Master Blifil called Tom a beggarly bastard.

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context

There is likewise a kind of beggarly princes in Europe, not able to make war by themselves, who hire out their troops to richer nations, for so much a day to each man; of which they keep three-fourths to themselves, and it is the best part of their maintenance: such are those in many northern parts of Europe.

Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context

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