English Explanatory Dictionary

beggarly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
  2. Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging.
  3. inadequate or meagre.
adv
  1. In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.

Word forms

beggarly beggarlier beggarliest more beggarly most beggarly

Etymology

From beggar + -ly; adverb via Middle English beggarly, beggerly.

Derived words

beggarliness unbeggarly
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