Beggarly

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or befitting a beggar; very poor: a beggarly existence in the slums.
  • adj. So mean, petty, or paltry as to deserve contempt.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. In the manner of a beggar.
  • adj. Fit for a beggar.
  • adj. By extension, inadequate or meagre.
  • ad. In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
  • adj. Produced or occasioned by beggary.
  • ad. In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In the condition of or becoming a beggar; extremely indigent; poor; mean; contemptible: used of persons and things.
  • Of or for beggars.
  • Meanly; indigently; despicably.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. marked by poverty befitting a beggar
  • adj. (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
  • Equivalent
    poor    stingy    ungenerous   
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    poverty-stricken    mean    poor    contemptible    base    impoverished   
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