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.
- In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
“beggarly fellow”
- 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.”
- inadequate or meagre.
adv
Etymology: From beggar + -ly; adverb via Middle English beggarly, beggerly.
- In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.