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comparative beggarlier, superlative beggarliest
In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible. examples
Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging. quotations examples
Beggarly sins, that is, those sins which idleness and beggary usually betray men to; such as lying, flattery, stealing, and dissimulation.
1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […]
(by extension) inadequate or meagre. examples
comparative more beggarly, superlative most beggarly
In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar. examples