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beggarly

adverb

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L186614 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

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L334793 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

adj

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

  1. In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.

    beggarly fellow

  2. Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging.

    beggarly rags

    Beggarly sins, that is, those sins which idleness and beggary usually betray men to; such as lying, flattery, stealing, and dissimulation.

  3. inadequate or meagre.

adv

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

  1. In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.
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